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Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish holiday that I chose to talk about is Rosh Hashanah. After reading what this holiday is, I found it very interesting. There are over five different types of Jewish holidays that Jewish people celebrate. Every holiday has a different meaningful meaning that helps people out or brings joy to their life. Rosh Hashanah is new years for the Jewish community, it is the time that people think about their mistakes they did in the past and try not do it again in the future. This holiday has many names such as Day of Judgment or Day of Memorial.
Rosh Hashanah starts in September but every year the date changes but the month does not. In 2012 Rosh Hashanah started September 16 and ended September 18 (When is Rosh Hashanah in 2013?, 2012). This year it starts on September 4 and ends September 6. It always starts in the evening and end also in the evening after 2 days. This holiday is in between two other holidays just a couple of days apart. The month that Rosh Hashanah lays on is called Tishrei that the Jews believe that god created the world, so in another words it is the birthday of the world in books and minds of Jewish people. This holiday goes way back to the BC era where Jesus Crist was born. The religious practice associated with this holiday is a very long service. Also when Rosh Hashanah hit no Jews can work on those two days. This holiday and New Year’s Eve are somewhat similar such as it is a day to celebrate and not dwell on the past. “Rosh Hashanah is a happy, festive holiday, but somewhat more solemn than American New Year. Like American New Year, it is a time to look back at the past year and make resolutions for the following year. It is also a wake-up call, a time to begin mental preparations for the upcoming Day of Atonement”, (Rich, 2004). “The Rosh Hashanah prayer service is one of the longest of the year. Only the Yom Kippur service is longer”, (News4Kids, 2009). Rosh Hashanah mass starts bright early in the morning like at 6 AM and it lasts until the afternoon around 5 PM but this holiday is very special though because this holiday has its own very prayer book called Makhzor. On this very day it is also customs to say “L’shanah tovah” which means “may you have a good year”. Rosh Hashanah is not celebrated by many Jewish people because there are different types of Jews out there. Orthodox Jewish people take this holiday very serious unlike Liberal Jewish people who take this holiday as to go out and celebrate and not be in church half of the day praying. “Many Jews who do not go to synagogue any other time of year will go to synagogue on Rosh Hashanah”, (Rich, 2004). Also in America there are a lot of Jewish people who are whatever types of Jewish people who just celebrate any holiday to get drunk and such. Some Jewish people decide to celebrate this holiday by throwing a party with their closest friends and family members unlike orthodox Jew who celebrate with their family members only. In conclusion this holiday is very sacred to Jewish people because it is the birthday of the world in their bible. Even though there are some Jewish people who do not really take this day serious. Unlike orthodox Jewish who do take this day serious. The one thing I like about this holiday is that it is not like New Year’s where you wish to make things happen for you, this Jewish holiday is to think about the mistake you did that year and tries not to commit again. It is also a day to forgive the people who did you wrong and move on with your life. It is also a great day to be around the family being thankful that you are still with them and if you are orthodox Jew to pray for your family and all. All Jewish holidays are beautiful and interesting.

References
News4Kids. (2009, September 18). Meaning of Rosh Hashanah. Retrieved from http://www.juniorsbook.com/activity_workshop.asp?aid=3645
Pelaia, A. (2012, January). What is Rosh Hashanan. Retrieved from http://judaism.about.com/od/holidays/a/roshhashanah.htm
Rich, T. (2004, January). Rosh Hasnanah. Retrieved from http://www.jewfaq.org/holidayg.htm#Rosh
When is Rosh Hashanah in 2013? (2012, January). Retrieved from http://www.when-is.com/rosh-hashanah-2013.asp

References: News4Kids. (2009, September 18). Meaning of Rosh Hashanah. Retrieved from http://www.juniorsbook.com/activity_workshop.asp?aid=3645 Pelaia, A. (2012, January). What is Rosh Hashanan. Retrieved from http://judaism.about.com/od/holidays/a/roshhashanah.htm Rich, T. (2004, January). Rosh Hasnanah. Retrieved from http://www.jewfaq.org/holidayg.htm#Rosh When is Rosh Hashanah in 2013? (2012, January). Retrieved from http://www.when-is.com/rosh-hashanah-2013.asp