Thursday, 21. September 2006
Shana Towa: A Happy New Year
Rosh Hashana 5667
and
A Happy RAMADAN
Rosh Hashana 5667
and
A Happy RAMADAN
peacecamp, 22:29h
The Jews are now celebrating ROSH HASHANA TOWA - the Jewish New Year.
Shana Towa means: a happy New Year.
For the Jews, Friday, September 22nd of this year (2006) is the eve of the Jewish NEW YEAR - the year 5667 - called "ROSH HASHANA". Jewish holidays always begin on the evening before, and last until the sunset, of the actual holiday.
The Jewish calendar follows the cycle of the moon, and this is the reason why the Jewish New Year does not coincide with a fix date of the Gregorian calendar.
10 days after ROSH HASHANA Jews celebrate YOM KIPPOR, the Day of Atonement. This is the day to make PEACE - with GOD, with your friends, with your enemies and with yourself. You pray GOD to forgive your sins and ask him to write you in the book of life. And you promise to do better in the New Year than you did before....
I personally cherish Yom Kippor, which is a day of fasting and praying - or, if you are not that religious, of contemplation and meditation. There is always place to do better in your attitude and your dealing with those around you. We can use Yom Kippor to reconsider, to judge and to improve our attitudes, our relations and actions towards others and even to ourselves.
I therefore want to ask everybody, kids or adults, Jews, Moslems or Christians, to forgive me for anything I did, willingly or unwillingly, that upset you or that hurt your feelings. I shake your hand and send you all a BIG HUG and a hearty wish for PEACE
evelyn
about Rosh Hashana see for example http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm
about Yom Kippur see http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday4.htm
his year, ROSH HASHANA begins at the exaxct same day as the Moslem RAMADAN:
Ramadan is the name of the ninth month in the Hijri (Islamic) calendar. The religious observances of Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان) occur throughout the entire Islamic calendar month. The calendar month Ramadan, 2006 (1427 AH) is estimated to begin on September 23 and end on October 23.
About Ramadan - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan
Shana Towa means: a happy New Year.
For the Jews, Friday, September 22nd of this year (2006) is the eve of the Jewish NEW YEAR - the year 5667 - called "ROSH HASHANA". Jewish holidays always begin on the evening before, and last until the sunset, of the actual holiday.
The Jewish calendar follows the cycle of the moon, and this is the reason why the Jewish New Year does not coincide with a fix date of the Gregorian calendar.
10 days after ROSH HASHANA Jews celebrate YOM KIPPOR, the Day of Atonement. This is the day to make PEACE - with GOD, with your friends, with your enemies and with yourself. You pray GOD to forgive your sins and ask him to write you in the book of life. And you promise to do better in the New Year than you did before....
I personally cherish Yom Kippor, which is a day of fasting and praying - or, if you are not that religious, of contemplation and meditation. There is always place to do better in your attitude and your dealing with those around you. We can use Yom Kippor to reconsider, to judge and to improve our attitudes, our relations and actions towards others and even to ourselves.
I therefore want to ask everybody, kids or adults, Jews, Moslems or Christians, to forgive me for anything I did, willingly or unwillingly, that upset you or that hurt your feelings. I shake your hand and send you all a BIG HUG and a hearty wish for PEACE
evelyn
about Rosh Hashana see for example http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm
about Yom Kippur see http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday4.htm
his year, ROSH HASHANA begins at the exaxct same day as the Moslem RAMADAN:
Ramadan is the name of the ninth month in the Hijri (Islamic) calendar. The religious observances of Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان) occur throughout the entire Islamic calendar month. The calendar month Ramadan, 2006 (1427 AH) is estimated to begin on September 23 and end on October 23.
About Ramadan - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan
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