If you ever wondered how Rosh HaShanah is celebrated in Israel, you came to the right place. We asked a couple of FIRM local ministry partners to share how they observe this special holiday. They are Israeli and just like...
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The Jewish New Year is also known as Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah literally means "head of the year." The holiday is also referred to as the Feast of Trumpets.
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What is Rosh HaShanah? In the Bible, the day known as Rosh HaShanah is never actually called ‘a New Year’. Instead, God calls it the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah in Hebrew), when He ordained to blow the shofars –...
The Biblical Jewish New Years In Israel, you will not hear of too many households celebrating a typical, western New Year's Eve in January. In the west, we love our fireworks and to see the ball drop. But the Jewish...