Rosh Hashanah, also called the Feast of Trumpets, begins the Days of Awe. For 10 days between this feast and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), Israel trembled in self-reflection and repentance as, according to tradition, their lives hung in the balance while the Book of life was opened in heaven.<\/p>\n
Rosh Hashanah, which means “head of the year” in Hebrew, also marks the creation of the world and the beginning of the Jewish new year.<\/p>\n
The blowing of the shofar or ram’s horn is a feature of this celebration. One traditional Rosh Hashanah reading is the fall of Jericho in Joshua 6, in which blowing the shofar causes the city walls to fall down. Crucial to the story is the aid Rahab the harlot gave to the Israeli spies, related in Joshua 2:1-24, and the “scarlet thread” that pictured her salvation.<\/p>\n
Many scholars believe Jesus was born around the time of this feast, and it represents the new birth of believers, too.<\/p>\n
Memo about Rosh Hashanah<\/a><\/p>\n Rosh Hashanah as a ‘Memorial’<\/a><\/p>\n \u2026 and some additional notes here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rosh Hashanah, also called the Feast of Trumpets, begins the Days of Awe. For 10 days between this feast and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), Israel trembled in self-reflection and repentance as, according to tradition, their lives hung in … Continue reading