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By: Natalia M., Courtney D., Victoria A., and Dani O. S.S. Religions Project. Rosh Hashanah By: Courtney D. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah is the first two days of Tishrei The seventh month of the Hebrew calendar Shofar is blown every morning for the month Elul

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  1. By: Natalia M., Courtney D., Victoria A., and Dani O. S.S. Religions Project

  2. Rosh Hashanah By: Courtney D. • Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year • Rosh Hashanah is the first two days of Tishrei • The seventh month of the Hebrew calendar • Shofar is blown every morning for the month Elul • A Shofar is a ram’s horn • Rosh Hashanah Eve is calledErev • Rosh Hashanah day is the first day of Tishrei • Rosh Hashanah Jews look back at mistakes they’ve made in past year and work on them in New Year • NOT allowed to work during Rosh Hashanah • Most of the days are spent in synagogue • Synagogue is where Jews spend ceremonies during Rosh Hashanah • Jews dip apples in honey, and “cast off” your sins into a river • A common greeting that Jews use during Rosh Hashanah is L'shanah tovah • L'shanah tovah means “for a good year”

  3. Hanukkah By: Victoria A. Story of Hanukkah • Hanukkah also known as festival of lights • Hanukkah is generally around Christmas • Alexander the Great conquered Egypt but let everybody believe in their own religion • Most of Jews started to blend with Greek religion • An ancestor of Alexander told Jews he wanted them to only believe in his religion • The Jews had a revolt against the Greek Government and won, and they got their temple back • Hanukkah is eight days long because that is how long the oil in the temple lasted Traditions of Hanukkah • The lighting of the menorah is one of the traditions • Jews use the middle candle to light the others • After the Jews light a candle they say blessing

  4. Yom Kippur By: Dani O. • A day when you pray to apologize about bad stuff you have done that year • Yom Kippur is like the most important holiday of the year for Jews • “Yom Kippur” means “Day of Atonement” • It is a day when you are not allowed to work • Fasting occurs on this day. • No food or drinks (not even water) • Most of the holiday you spent your time in a synagogue

  5. Passover By: Natalia M. • Begins on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nissan( occurring in March/April) • Also called Pesach • Passover is the first of the three major festivals with both historical and agricultural significance • Agriculturally, it represents the beginning of the harvest season in Israel • The primary observances of Pesach are related to the Exodus from Egypt after generations of slavery • Avoid anything made from wheat, rye, barley, oats and spelt that has not been completely cooked within 18 minutes after first coming into contact with water. • Passover lasts for eight days (seven days in Israel). • The first two days and last two days of the holiday (first and last in Israel) are days on which no work is permitted. • This year Passover this year will start on the Jewish Year 5775: sunset April 3, 2015 - nightfall April 11, 2015 • Seder, the ceremonial dinner laid on the night of Passover to celebrate the festival • Passover Seder Plate: This special plate contains all the symbolic foods used by Jews during the Passover Seder.

  6. Our Sources •  "Rosh Hashanah." Judaism 101. Web. 06 Dec. 2011. <http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm>. • "Rosh Hashanah." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 06 Dec. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosh_Hashanah>. • TheHolidaySpot: Holidays and Festivals Celebrations, Greeting Cards, Activities, Crafts, Recipes Wallpapers, and More. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. <http://www.theholidayspot.com/>. •  Rich, Tracy R. "Yom Kippur." Judaism 101. Tracy R Rich, 6 Dec. 1995. Web. 06 Dec. 2011. <http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday4.htm>.

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