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September 22, 2006

Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, starts today at sundown and ends 48 hours later at sundown on Sunday.

While there are few similarities between the Jewish holiday and the parties that often characterize the American New Year, some Jews do use the holy period as an opportunity to plan for positive changes or make resolutions.

Jewish tradition bars work on Rosh Hashanah.

To celebrate, many people eat honey-dipped apples, a symbol of a wish for a sweet new year. Another popular practice is Tashlikh, where Jews walk to flowing water on the afternoon of the first day and empty their pockets (full of pieces of bread), symbolically casting off their sins.

The next major Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Attonement, is Oct. 2.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 5:56 PM | Permalink

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