Tag: Rosh Hashanah

Yom Kippur 2022, holiest holiday of Jewish year, begins at sundown: What to know!

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Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year for followers of Judaism. This year, it will be celebrated at sunset Tuesday 4 October It continues until sunset Wednesday October 5. Yom Kippur, translated into English, means “the day of atonement,” and the feast marks a time for fasting and prayer, according to National Geographic. Yom Kippur occurs 10 days after the Jewish New Year. During those ten days, Jews practice self-reflection and reflect on past sins that will hopefully be written into the Book of God’s Life for the…

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Rosh Hashanah 2022: Celebrating the Jewish New Year with traditional food!

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Philadelphia – Ronit Tritman and her family are proud to put weeks of work into one very special meal. “Between shopping and cooking, at least two weeks of work,” she said. Time is essential because Eid is when every item on the menu has meaning. “Pumpkin, leeks and chimes,” she said, pointing to the produce on her dining-room table. “They all symbolize the desire for peace.” Traditional foods are used to celebrate one of the most important days of the Jewish calendar: Rosh Hashanah, which is the Jewish New Year.…

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