Praising the Lord with the blowing of the shofar (Psalm 150:3)
L'Shanah Tovah,
May you have a blessed Jewish New Year 5776!
"On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets
[Yom Teruah]." (Numbers 29:1)
The High Holy Days have once again arrived, and the two-day holiday of Rosh HaShanah (traditional Jewish New Year) has begun.
Biblically speaking, Rosh HaShanah is called Yom Teruah, the day of sounding the shofar. (Leviticus 23:24)
A Jewish boy dips apples in honey on Rosh HaShanah.
Holiday Traditions
One of the best known symbols of Jewish New Year is dipping apples in honey. This wonderful Rosh HaShanah tradition symbolizes our hope that the new year will be sweet.
Apples are not the only fruit eaten during Rosh HaShanah.
Tomorrow night, on the second night of Rosh HaShanah, we will eat pomegranate. One explanation for the tradition of eating pomegranates is that this fruit was once thought to have 613 seeds, which reminds us of the Torah's 613 commandments.
The pomegranate, therefore, symbolizes our hope that our actions will be in line with the Word of God and that our righteous deeds will increase in the year to come.
Eating pomegranates on New Year's symbolizes our desire to fulfill God's commandments.
From our Bibles For Israel ministry family to you...
Have a happy, healthy, and sweet Jewish New Year!
Have a happy, healthy, and sweet Jewish New Year!
"With trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn [shofar]—shout for joy
before the LORD, the King." (Psalm 98:6)
You can also give a Jewish New Year gift to help the Poor click here
"Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon." (Isaiah 58:10)
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