Assorted Jewish New Year Greeting Cards with Envelopes, Pack of 10

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The Holy One said, 'on Rosh Hashanah recite before Me [verses of] Sovereignty, Remembrance, and Shofar blasts ( malchuyot, zichronot, shofarot): Sovereignty so that you should make Me your King; Remembrance so that your remembrance should rise up before Me. And through what? Through the Shofar.' (Rosh Hashanah 16a, 34b)" [26] Used as a greeting for the Yom Tov holidays. [2] Often spelled Gut Yontif or Gut Yontiff in English transliteration. Rosh Hashana is “a time of prayer, self-reflection and t’shuvah,” or new beginnings, according to the Union for Reform Judaism. It’s celebrated in synagogues and Jewish homes across the globe. What is Rosh Hashana? Jews will often greet one another on the holiday with the rough Hebrew equivalent, shana tovah (pronounced shah-NAH toe-VAH), which literally means “good year.” Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Days of Awe, which are 10 days of introspection and repentance that lead into Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and most sacred holiday for Jewish people.

The fantastic thing about ecards is that you can choose exactly when your card will arrive! There’s no need to worry about delays at the post office when your cards can be sent out straight away, or if you’d prefer to send your cards beforehand so you can enjoy the big celebration, you can schedule your Happy New Year cards, or any other card, to be sent out on a specific day. So you can drink as many bubbles as you’d like on New Year’s Eve, and your celebratory ecards will go out nice and promptly on New Year’s Day! Greeting cards not just for New Year 2024!Hoenig, Sidney B. "Origins of the Rosh Hashanah Liturgy." The Jewish Quarterly Review, vol. 57, 1967, pp. 312–31. JSTOR 1453499. Accessed 16 January 2020. Although reflecting on your past failings and future death can bring up complicated, difficult feelings, Rosh Hashana and the High Holidays period, in general, aren’t as depressing as you might assume, DeSteno noted in his New York Times essay.

Festival 2016: Seven Festivals Celebrated in the Israelite Samaritan Year". Israelite Samaritan Information Institute. 21 October 2012 . Retrieved 1 September 2019. After religious services are over, many Jews return home for a festive meal steeped in symbolism and tradition. Some choose to wear new or special clothing and to adorn their tables with fine linens and place settings in recognition of Rosh Hashanah’s significance. The meal typically begins with the ceremonial lighting of two candles and features foods that represent positive wishes for the new year. Customs and Symbols of Rosh Hashanah Steinmetz, Sol (2005). Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p.53. ISBN 978-0742543874. Since it is based on the Hebrew calendar, Rosh Hashanah begins on the first day of the seventh month, so this year’s celebration will begin at sunset on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 and continue through sundown on Sunday, Sept. 17.In the period leading up to Rosh Hashanah, penitential prayers called selichot, are recited. The Sephardic tradition is to start at the beginning of Elul, while the Ashkenazic and Italian practice is to start a few days before Rosh Hashanah. [40]

Some midrashic descriptions depict God as sitting upon a throne, while books containing the deeds of all humanity are opened for review, and each person passes in front of him for evaluation of his or her deeds. [25] a b c "What Is Rosh Hashanah? – The Jewish New Year, anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, a day of judgment and coronation, and sounding of the shofar ... – High Holidays". Chabad Lubavitch. 27 August 2019 . Retrieved 1 September 2019.

How is Rosh Hashanah celebrated?

Indeed we do: if you look through the list above you’ll find several cards which were designed specifically as Jewish New Year ecards. Do you have Lunar New Year ecards? a b Jacobs, Louis (2007). "Rosh Ha-Shanah". In Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol.17 (2nded.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. pp.463–66. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4. In addition to reciting special prayers or poems and blowing the shofar, Jews celebrate Rosh Hashana by eating special foods, like apples and honey. My Jewish Learning. "How to Greet Someone on Yom Kippur". My Jewish Learning. 70/Faces Media . Retrieved 14 August 2021.