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Holiday Basics
Your Guide to a Sweet New Year
Rosh Hashanah
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What's in the name?
Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year). The Kabbalists teach that, what your brain is to your body, Rosh Hashanah is to the year. It's the Head of the Year. It's the nerve center of the year. So what happens on Rosh Hashanah impacts the entire year.
AKA: Yom Hazikaron (Day of Remembrance) in our prayers, blessing at candle lighting, and in the Kidush.
Observance: Hear the Shofar!
When the first day of Rosh Hashanah occurs on Shabbat, like this year, the shofar is not sounded. Be sure to hear the shofar on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. The sound of the shofar marked the start of our
