who heres Jewish?

[Swimfan85]

well...and hows Hannuka, what did you get? and how are you celebrating(you going to any parties with family...)

mine has been jus dandy:)

[Kristina]

I celebrate Christmas but I'm not at all religious, my family just got a tree yesterday, it's biggggg!

[Kay Scarpetta]

Keightee, I got a question for ya.

What's Yumm Kipper? I know I so spelled that wrong, I'm just curious. And one more thing, whats. (uh oh I'm going to dement the spelling on this one) Rhama..Ramah...Rhamadon?

[KerriBerri687]

im jewish 2! hehe. my hannukah's been so0o0o0o0o0god so far! hehhe. i luv my presents :)

o and karli...Yom Kippur's wen u fast for 24 hrs to..i think remember the pain all the jews went through a long time ago...and it's also a time of forgiveness...sumthin like that(wow i didnt go to herbew skool long enough lol)

my family's not too religious..thats why i dont kno all this that gr8...i mean i had a bat mitzvah and all...but that was 2 years ago

[Kay Scarpetta]

Originally posted by Blair n' Jo Rock
o and karli...Yom Kippur's wen u fast for 24 hrs to..i think remember the pain all the jews went through a long time ago...and it's also a time of forgiveness...sumthin like that(wow i didnt go to herbew skool long enough lol)

for 24 hours?!?! Wow. A time of forgivness.. so it's sorta like confession for Jews? Hm. Thanks! I've always wondered what it was ;)

[moofomoo]

Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement, which falls on the tenth of Tishrei, is the most awesome day of the Hebrew calendar. From sunset to sunset, Jews pray and abstain from food and drink until the blast of the shofar (ram's horn) announces that our fates have been inscribed and our records have been sealed shut for another year. By then it will have been decided who will live and who will die, who will wax (grow) rich and who will grow poor, who will rise in the world and who will be brought low, who will live in peace and who in strife.

The tekiah gedolah (a sustained blast) is the sound of hope and triumph that concludes the final prayer service of Yom Kippur. Jews leave synogogues and temples confident that fasting, prayer, repentance, and acts of loving-kindness have had the desired effect.


I'm looking for the other one, and I think you mean Rosh Hashanah not Ramadan, right? hmmm *scratches head*

**Gracie**

It PAYS to work for a Jewish company sometimes, eh? :D

[Kay Scarpetta]

Originally posted by moofomoo
Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement, which falls on the tenth of Tishrei, is the most awesome day of the Hebrew calendar. From sunset to sunset, Jews pray and abstain from food and drink until the blast of the shofar (ram's horn) announces that our fates have been inscribed and our records have been sealed shut for another year. By then it will have been decided who will live and who will die, who will wax (grow) rich and who will grow poor, who will rise in the world and who will be brought low, who will live in peace and who in strife.

The tekiah gedolah (a sustained blast) is the sound of hope and triumph that concludes the final prayer service of Yom Kippur. Jews leave synogogues and temples confident that fasting, prayer, repentance, and acts of loving-kindness have had the desired effect.


I'm looking for the other one, and I think you mean Rosh Hashanah not Ramadan, right? hmmm *scratches head*



So, how do people hear this blast thing your talking about...? I'm confused. Anyways :lol: Rosh Hashanah. THAT'S it... Ramadan.. isn't that some Muslim thing or something?? Yeah anyways sorry 'bout that, I'm not a very religious person. What's Rosh Hashanah?

[moofomoo]

Originally posted by Lisa Whelchel Forever
So, how do people hear this blast thing your talking about...? I'm confused. Anyways :lol: Rosh Hashanah. THAT'S it... Ramadan.. isn't that some Muslim thing or something?? Yeah anyways sorry 'bout that, I'm not a very religious person. What's Rosh Hashanah?

I think the blast is hypothetical now, but it would be in temples probably if a person went to temple to pray and fast.

*growls* Can't find the paper I had in my desk about Rosh Hashanah, but I know it's the first of the Jewish Year...here's what I found though, so get ready for a full Jewish lesson!



Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first and second days of Tishri. In Hebrew, Rosh Hashanah means, literally, "head of the year" or "first of the year." Rosh Hashanah is commonly known as the Jewish New Year. This name is somewhat deceptive, because there is little similarity between Rosh Hashanah, one of the holiest days of the year, and the American midnight drinking bash and daytime football game.

There is, however, one important similarity between the Jewish New Year and the American one: Many Americans use the New Year as a time to plan a better life, making "resolutions." Likewise, the Jewish New Year is a time to begin introspection, looking back at the mistakes of the past year and planning the changes to make in the new year. More on this concept at Days of Awe.

The name "Rosh Hashanah" is not used in the Bible to discuss this holiday. The Bible refers to the holiday as Yom Ha-Zikkaron (the day of remembrance) or Yom Teruah (the day of the sounding of the shofar). The holiday is instituted in Leviticus 23:24-25.

The shofar is a ram's horn which is blown somewhat like a trumpet. One of the most important observances of this holiday is hearing the sounding of the shofar in the synagogue. A total of 100 notes are sounded each day. There are four different types of shofar notes: tekiah, a 3 second sustained note; shevarim, three 1-second notes rising in tone, teruah, a series of short, staccato notes extending over a period of about 3 seconds; and tekiah gedolah (literally, "big tekiah"), the final blast in a set, which lasts (I think) 10 seconds minimum. The Bible gives no specific reason for this practice. One that has been suggested is that the shofar's sound is a call to repentance. The shofar is not blown if the holiday falls on Shabbat.

No work is permitted on Rosh Hashanah. Much of the day is spent in synagogue, where the regular daily liturgy is somewhat expanded. In fact, there is a special prayerbook called the machzor used for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur because of the extensive liturgical changes for these holidays.

Another popular observance during this holiday is eating apples dipped in honey, a symbol of our wish for a sweet new year. We also dip bread in honey (instead of the usual practice of sprinkling salt on it) at this time of year for the same reason.

Another popular practice of the holiday is Tashlikh ("casting off"). We walk to flowing water, such as a creek or river, on the afternoon of the first day and empty our pockets into the river, symbolically casting off our sins. This practice is not discussed in the Bible, but is a long-standing custom.

Religious services for the holiday focus on the concept of God's sovereignty.

The common greeting at this time is L'shanah tovah ("for a good year"). This is a shortening of "L'shanah tovah tikatev v'taihatem" (or to women, "L'shanah tovah tikatevi v'taihatemi"), which means "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year." More on that concept at Days of Awe.

Rosh Hashanah is spoken as occurring on the first day of the seventh month. The first month of the Jewish calendar is Nissan, occurring in March and April.

Judaism has several different "new years," a concept which may seem strange at first, but think of it this way: the American "new year" starts in January, but the new "school year" starts in September, and many businesses have "fiscal years" that start at various times of the year. In Judaism, Nissan 1 is the new year for the purpose of counting the reign of kings and months on the calendar, Elul 1 (in August) is the new year for the tithing of animals, Shevat 15 (in February) is the new year for trees (determining when first fruits can be eaten, etc.), and Tishri 1 (Rosh Hashanah) is the new year for years (when we increase the year number. Sabbatical and Jubilee years begin at this time).


And THAT, my friend, is Rosh Hashanah. :D

**Gracie**

Any other questions?

[Kay Scarpetta]

Wow...I never knew holidays could be so confusing. :D thanks for posting all that! I understand it now! Yay! I'm trying to think of somemore Jewish holidays that I am confused about... hm...

[Barnabas1]

Oh,Just a traditonal Christmas for us.

[Kay Scarpetta]

Originally posted by Babalu
Oh,Just a traditonal Christmas for us.

Same here. I wish my family was the creative type of family. I'd like to celebrate different types of holidays. Chanukkah, Passover, Kwanzaa, etc. Christmas is starting to wear off on me.

[Ewan's My Man]

Rhamadon(I dunno how to spell it) is in the Islamic religion. It is a month of fasting. It started like sometime in November. I wanna say November 16 but I m not sure. We just talked about it in skool the other day!

[Kay Scarpetta]

Originally posted by #1JoFan
Rhamadon(I dunno how to spell it) is in the Islamic religion. It is a month of fasting. It started like sometime in November. I wanna say November 16 but I m not sure. We just talked about it in skool the other day!

:lol: thanks... stupid me thought it was Jewish

[AllIWantIsYourClutch]

Originally posted by Lisa Whelchel Forever


for 24 hours?!?! Wow. A time of forgivness.. so it's sorta like confession for Jews? Hm. Thanks! I've always wondered what it was ;)


Well..........at my church (I'm methodist) we have a 36 hour famine. NO FOOD AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AH!!!!!!! WHAT TO DO?!?!?!?

[Kay Scarpetta]

Originally posted by NancyRulz24



Well..........at my church (I'm methodist) we have a 36 hour famine. NO FOOD AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AH!!!!!!! WHAT TO DO?!?!?!?

AHHHHHHHH! What happens if you eat something?? Do you get in trouble or something?? God. I feel like being Catholic is a piece of cake now.

[moofomoo]

Originally posted by NancyRulz24
Well..........at my church (I'm methodist) we have a 36 hour famine. NO FOOD AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AH!!!!!!! WHAT TO DO?!?!?!?

I'm not methodist, but at my church when I was in high school, we did this great thing called the 36 hour famine where we got people to sponsor us for not eating and the money went to charities that fed starving people.

We only got juice, and some of us hadn't eaten longer than that...but when it was over, we weren't really starving because we had things to do together and we got to remember why we were doing it in the first place by watching videos of where the money was going.

Fasts aren't really as bad as you guys think. :lol:

**mooooooooooooo**