{"id":416380,"date":"2025-09-16T11:22:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/news\/rosh-ga-shana-za-hvylynu\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:35:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:35:25","slug":"rosh-ga-shana-za-hvylynu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/en\/news\/rosh-ga-shana-za-hvylynu\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosh HaShanah in a Minute"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, our website offers its readers a brief guide to this holiday. Let us remind you that in Dnipro, the holiday begins on the evening of September 22 and lasts for two days, until the evening of September 24.<\/p>

As for the history and significance of the holiday, the popular Jewish resource https:\/\/www.chabad.org<\/a> writes about it as follows:<\/p>

What<\/em>: Rosh Hashanah is the birthday of the universe, the day G\u2011d created Adam and Eve, and it\u2019s celebrated as the head of the Jewish year.<\/p>

When<\/em>: Rosh Hashanah is observed on the first two days of the Jewish new year, Tishrei 1 and 2, beginning at sundown on the eve of Tishrei 1. Rosh Hashanah 2025 begins at sundown on Monday, September 22, and continues through nightfall on Wednesday, September 24.<\/p>

How<\/em>: Rosh Hashanah is celebrated with candle lighting in the evenings, festive meals with sweet delicacies during the night and day, prayer services that include the sounding of the ram\u2019s horn (shofar) on both mornings, and desisting from creative work.<\/p>

Why Rosh Hashanah Is Important
<\/strong>The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah actually means \u201cHead of the Year.\u201d Just like the head controls the body, our actions on Rosh Hashanah have a tremendous impact on the rest of the year.<\/p>

As we read in the Rosh Hashanah prayers, each year on this day \u201call inhabitants of the world pass before\u00a0G\u2011d\u00a0like a flock of sheep,\u201d and it is decreed in the heavenly court \u201cwho shall live, and who shall die … who shall be impoverished and who shall be enriched; who shall fall and who shall rise.\u201d<\/p>

It is a day of prayer, a time to ask the Almighty to grant us a year of peace, prosperity and blessing. But it is also a joyous day when we proclaim G\u2011d King of the Universe. The Kabbalists teach that the continued existence of the universe depends on G\u2011d\u2019s\u00a0desire for a world, a desire that is renewed when we accept His kingship anew each year on Rosh Hashanah.<\/p>

What\u2019s It Called?
<\/strong>The most common name for this holiday is Rosh Hashanah, the name used in the eponymous tractate of Talmud devoted to the holiday.<\/p>

– The Torah refers to this day as Yom Teruah (Day of Shofar Blowing).<\/p>

– In our prayers, we often call it Yom Hazikaron (Day of Remembrance) and Yom Hadin (Day of Judgement) since this is the day when G\u2011d recalls all of His creations and determines their fate for the year ahead.<\/p>

– Together with Yom Kippur (which follows 10 days later), it is part of the Yamim Nora’im (Days of Awe, or: High Holidays).<\/p>

First Priority: Hear the Shofar
<\/strong>The central observance of Rosh Hashanah is the sounding of the shofar, the ram\u2019s horn, on both days of the holiday (except if the first day is Shabbat, in which case we blow the shofar only on the second day).<\/p>

The first 30 blasts of the shofar are blown following the Torah reading during morning services, and as many as 70 additional are blown during (and immediately after) the Musaf service, adding up to 100 blasts over the course of the Rosh Hashanah morning services (some communities sound another round of 30 blasts after services as well). For someone who cannot come to synagogue, the shofar may be heard the rest of the day. If you cannot make it out of your home, please contact your closest Chabad center to see about arranging a \u201chouse call,\u201d or click here to learn to blow shofar yourself.<\/p>

The shofar blowing contains a series of three types of blasts: tekiah, a long sob-like blast; shevarim, a series of three short wails; and teruah, at least nine piercing staccato bursts.<\/p>

The blowing of the shofar represents the trumpet blast that is sounded at a king\u2019s coronation. Its plaintive cry also serves as a call to repentance. The shofar itself recalls the Binding of Isaac, an event that occurred on Rosh Hashanah in which a ram took Isaac\u2019s place as an offering to G\u2011d.<\/p>

Other Rosh Hashanah Observances
<\/strong>Greetings<\/u>:\u00a0On the first night of Rosh Hashanah, wish a male, \u201cLeshanah tovah tikatev vetichatem;\u201d\u00a0for a female say, \u201cLeshanah tovah tikatevee vetichatemee\u201d\u00a0(\u201cMay you be inscribed and sealed for a good year\u201d). At other times, wish them a \u201cGemar chatimah tovah\u201d (\u201cA good inscription and sealing [in the Book of Life]\u201d).<\/p>

Candles<\/u>:\u00a0As with every major Jewish holiday, women and girls light candles on each evening of Rosh Hashanah and recite the\u00a0appropriate blessings. On the second night, make sure to use an existing flame and think about a new fruit that you will be eating (or garment that you are wearing) while you say the\u00a0Shehechiyanu\u00a0blessing.\u00a0<\/p>

Tashlich<\/u>:\u00a0On the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah (provided that it is not\u00a0Shabbat), it is customary to go to a body of water (ocean, river, pond, etc.) and perform the\u00a0Tashlich\u00a0ceremony, in which we ceremonially cast our sins into the water. With this tradition we are symbolically evoking the verse, \u201cAnd You shall cast their sins into the depths of the sea.\u201d The short prayer for this service can be found in your\u00a0machzor.<\/p>

Rosh Hashanah Prayers
<\/strong>Much of the day is spent in synagogue, where we pray that G\u2011d grant all of His creations a sweet new year. The evening and afternoon prayers are similar to the prayers said on a regular holiday. However, the morning services are significantly longer.<\/p>

The holiday prayerbook\u2014called a\u00a0machzor\u2014contains all the prayers and Torah readings for the entire day. The most significant addition is the\u00a0shofar\u00a0blowing ceremony. However, there are also other important elements of the prayer service that are unique to Rosh Hashanah.<\/p>

The Torah is read on both mornings of Rosh Hashanah.<\/p>

On the first day, we read about Isaac\u2019s birth and the subsequent banishment of\u00a0Hagar\u00a0and\u00a0Ishmael.\u00a0Appropriately, the reading is followed by a\u00a0haftarah\u00a0reading about the birth of\u00a0Samuel\u00a0the Prophet. Both readings contain the theme of prayers for children being answered, and both of these births took place on Rosh Hashanah.<\/p>

On the second morning, we read about\u00a0Abraham\u2019s near-sacrifice of his son Isaac. As mentioned above, the\u00a0shofar\u00a0blowing recalls the ram, which figures prominently in this story as a powerful display of Abraham\u2019s devotion to G\u2011d that has characterized His children ever since. The\u00a0haftarah\u00a0tells of G\u2011d\u2019s eternal love for His people.<\/p>

The cantor\u2019s repetition of the\u00a0Amidah\u00a0(Silent Prayer) is peppered with\u00a0piyyutim,\u00a0poetic prayers that express our prayerful wishes for the year and other themes of the day. For certain selections, those deemed especially powerful, the ark is opened. Many of these additions are meant to be said responsively, as a joint effort between the prayer leader and the congregation.<\/p>

Even without the added\u00a0piyyutim,\u00a0the Rosh Hashanah\u00a0Musaf\u00a0prayer is significantly longer than it is the rest of the year. This is because its single middle blessing is divided into three additional blessings, each focusing on another one of the holiday\u2019s main themes: G\u2011d\u2019s kingship, our wish that He \u201cremember\u201d us for the good, and the\u00a0shofar. Each blessing contains a collage of Biblical verses that express its theme, and is then followed by a round of\u00a0shofar\u00a0blowing.<\/p>

Rosh Hashanah Feasts
<\/strong>We eat festive meals every night and day of the holiday. Like all other holiday meals, we begin by reciting\u00a0kiddush\u00a0over wine and then say the blessing over bread. But there are some important differences:<\/p>

  1. The bread (traditionally baked into\u00a0round challah loaves, and often sprinkled with raisins) is dipped into\u00a0honey\u00a0instead of salt, expressing our wish for a sweet year. We do this on Rosh Hashanah,\u00a0Shabbat Shuvah\u00a0(the Shabbat before\u00a0Yom Kippur), in the pre-Yom Kippur meal and during\u00a0Sukkot.<\/li>
  2. Furthering the sweet theme, it is traditional to begin the meal on the first night with slices of\u00a0apple\u00a0dipped in\u00a0honey. Before eating the apple, we make the\u00a0ha\u2019eitz\u00a0blessing and then say, \u201cMay it be Your will to renew for us a good and sweet year.\u201d<\/li>
  3. Many people eat parts of the\u00a0head of a fish\u00a0or a ram, expressing the wish that \u201cwe be a head and not a tail.\u201d<\/li>
  4. In many communities, there are additional traditional foods eaten, each symbolizing a wish for the coming year. Many eat\u00a0pomegranates, giving voice to a wish that \u201cour merits be many like the [seeds of the] pomegranate.\u201d Another common food is\u00a0tzimmes,\u00a0a sweet carrot-based dish eaten because of its\u00a0Yiddish\u00a0name,\u00a0merren, which means both \u201ccarrot\u201d and \u201cincrease,\u201d symbolizing a wish for a year of abundance.<\/li>
  5. It is traditional to avoid nuts as well as vinegar-based, sharp foods, most notably the horseradish traditionally eaten with gefilte fish, since we don\u2019t want a bitter year.<\/li>
  6. On the second night of the holiday, we do not eat the apples, fish heads, pomegranates, etc. However, before we break bread (and dip it in honey), we eat a\u00a0\u201cnew fruit,\u201d\u00a0something we have not tasted since the last time it was in season.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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