Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the Jewish High Holy Days, as specified by Leviticus 23:23–25, that occur in the late summer/early autumn of the Northern Hemisphere. A few facts:
- The holiday has been celebrated for over a thousand years. Since it is the Hebrew year 5783 you might wonder why it took so long to get the party started.
- It is a time to reflect and repent. Like all religions you can always say “sorry” and be forgiven.
- It kicks off the High Holidays and is often celebrated with foods like Challah and apples dipped in honey; eat up because it ends with Yom Kippur in 10 days and the cuisine for that is somewhat sparse.
- The call to repentance comes with the blowing of the Shofar…but that joke has been beaten to death.
So I wish you all “L’Shanah tovah!”
If you can’t translate…or guess…Happy New Year!