… En el mes séptimo, en el primer día del mes, habrá un día de reposo para ti, un recuerdo con ráfagas shofar, una santa convocación. -Levítico 16:24 (Nota: cuando cualquier día de fiesta cae que señala la Biblia cae en otro dia, este comienza en Shabat / día de reposo, incluso si es martes). Rosh Hashaná se produce en el primer y segundo día de Tishri. En hebreo, Rosh Hashaná significa literalmente "cabeza del año" o "primero de año." Rosh Hashaná se conoce comúnmente como el Año Nuevo judío. Este nombre es un tanto engañoso, ya que hay poca semejanza entre Rosh Hashaná, uno de los días más sagrados del año, y la fiesta para beber de la medianoche del último día del año nuevo secular. Hay, sin embargo, una similitud importante entre el Año Nuevo judío y el secular: Muchas personas utilizan el nuevo año como [...]
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The Fall Feasts of Israel are coming. At sunset on Sept. 16th, 2012 Israel begins year 5773 on the Hebrew Calendar. The fall is arguably the most important time of the year in Judaism. Three of Israel’s holiest days are celebrated then, and all in the space of 15 days. They are Yom Teruah, or Feast of Trumpets, followed 10 days later by ...
A shofar is an instrument made from the horn of a ram or other kosher animal. It was used in ancient Israel to announce the New Moon (Rosh Chodesh) and call people together. It was also blown on Rosh Hashanah, marking the beginning of the New Year, signifying both the need to wake up to the call to repentance, and in connection with the portion rea ...
Weekly Sidra: Rosh HaShana (New Year) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 21:1 – 21:34 Maftir: Bamidbar / Numbers 29:1-29:6 Haftorah: Sh’muel / I Samuel 1:1-2:10 The year 5773 is fast approaching. The two Haftarot for Rosh Hashanah are a reflection of pain and joy. On day one we read of Hannah’s prayer to ...
…In the seventh month, on the first of the month, there shall be a sabbath for you, a remembrance with shofar blasts, a holy convocation. -Leviticus 23:24 (Note: when any Bible holiday falls any day, that day becomes Shabbat / Sabbath, even if it is Tuesday). Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first and second days of Tishri. In Hebrew, Rosh Hashana ...
Happy New Year – Prepare to do Battle “In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a sacred occasion: you shall not work at your occupations. You shall observe it as a day when the Shofar is sounded.” [Bamidbar 29:1] Rosh Hashanah means head of the year. This holiday however, also goes by another n ...
Speak to the children of Israel, saying: “In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a Shabbat-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation” (Vayikra / Leviticus 23:24). The shofar is/was blown on the first of Tishri, the seventh month of the Jewish religious calendar. It is Yom Teruah, “the ...
The crafting of Shofars is an ancient art that hasn’t changed much for thousands of years. Every Shofar starts out as a raw horn of an animal. There are several types of animals whose horns can me made into a Shofar. The most common Shofar is made from the horn of a ram, that is a male sheep that is at least a year old. The ...
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