(Sept. 29, 2011) Last Friday, believe it or not, was the first day of autumn, despite the hot, muggy weather then. And today is Rosh Hashanah, literally "head of the year," the Jewish New Year.
The first of the high holy days, Rosh Hashanah is observed and celebrated on the first two days of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar (nine and eight days before Yom Kippur). It is described in the Torah as a day of sounding the shofar (ram's horn). Jews mark the days with symbolic foods and temple services including New Year's resolutions.
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