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Your Tishrei Guide

Tishrei 5747
Oct. 3- Oct. 13, 1986
WISHING YOU A "K'SIVO VACHASIMO TOIVO" FORA GOOD AND SWEET YEAR

What is Rosh Hashana?

It's no accident that, in one way or
another, virtually every Jew participates
in the holidays of Rosh Hashana and
Yom Kippur. For the significance of
these days is so profound as to effect
every Jewish soul, regardless of one's
degree of knowledge or commitment to
Judaism.

Rosh Hashana is the day on which Ci—d
completed the creation of this world, by
creating Adam, the original man. Adam's
very first act was to proclaim the Al-
mighty as King of the Universe. He called
upon all creatures: "Come, let us
worship, bow down, and kneel before
G—d, our maker." That is why, on Rosh
Hashana, (which literally means the
head of the year) we too proclaim the
Kingship of G—d, and reaffirm our
commitment to serve Him well. Just as
on the original Rosh Hashana, G—d
created the world for the first time, so
each Rosh Hashana lie reconsiders his
creation, examines the quality of our
commitment to Him, and determines
the nature of His relationship with us for
the coming year.

Observances of
Rosh Hashana

The Ten Days
of Repentence

Observances of
Yom Kippor

The Shofar
On the second day of Rosh Hashana,
Sunday, Oct. 5, hear during the day-time
the sounding of the shofar, the ram's
horn — at least the first thirty of the
prescribed shofar blasts. The shofar, the
oldest and most soulful of wind instru-
ments, has many meanings. Among
them:
• it proclaims the coronation of G—d
as King of the Universe.
• It 'awakens' us to repent and return to
G—d.
• It reminds us of the shofar heard at
Mount Sinai, when we accepted G—d's
commandments for all time.

The two days of Rosh Hashana, the
seven days following, and Yom Kippur
are ten days especially appropriate for
'teshuvah' — returning to G—d. Oct. 6,
the day after Rosh Hashana, is Tzom
Gedalia — a fast day from approximately
three hours before sunrise until 35
minutes after sunset which commemo-
rates the tragic assasination of a great
Jewish leader during the Babylonian
exile.

In addition to the prohibition of work as
on the Sabbath, there are five activities
specifically prohibited on Yom Kippur,
from Sun. evening, Oct. 12 until Mon.
night, Oct. 13: eating and drinking,
anointing oneself with perfumes or
lotions, marital relations, washing (for
pleasure), wearing leather shoes.

Tashlich
On the second day of Rosh Hashana,
Sunday, Oct. 5, following the afternoon
prayer, visit a body of water or pond
containing live fish and recite the
Tashlich prayers, in which we 'cast away'
our sins. As fish depend upon water, so
do we depend upon G—d's providence.
Also, a fish's eyes never close,
symbolizing G—d's unceasing watchful-
ness over us.

On the day preceding Yom Kippur, Oct.
12, we eat festive meals, to demonstrate
our faith and confidence in G—d's
mercy. Another beautiful custom for this
day is that of parents blessing their
children. Yom Kippur atones for sins
against G-d, but not for wrongdoings
between man and man. It is therefore
important, on the day before Yom
Kippur, to apologize and seek forgive-
ness from friends, relatives, and
acquaintances, to heal any ill feelings
which may have arisen.

On Yom Kippur we are freed from all
material concerns, and can devote the
day to prayer. We begin the evening
service with the chanting of 'Kol Nidrei',
which absolves us of any vows we may
make in the coming year. During each
main prayer throughout Yom Kippur, we
recite the 'Viduy' (confession),
enumerating all the sins we may have
committed, and ask for G—d's
forgiveness. The final prayer of the day,
as our judgment for the coming year is
being sealed, is called 'Neilah'. Neilah is
the only service of the entire year during
which the doors of the Ark remain open
from beginning to end. This signifies
that the gates of prayer in heaven are
wide open to us at this time. Neilah
culminates with the 'Shema Yisrael' and
other verses said in unison, and the final
blowing of the shofar.

•• 1/,

Special Customs
Regarding Food

What is Yom Kippor?

It is customary on Rosh Hashana to eat
foods symbolizing sweetness, blessings,
and abundance. We dip the challah in
honey; and afterwards, on the first night,
Oct. 3, we eat a piece of apple dipped in
honey. After the appropriate blessing on
the apple, we add: "May it be Your will to
renew for us a good and sweet year."
Other customs include eating the head
of a fish, pomegranates and carrots.

Honey Cake Recipe
3 eggs
1 lb. honey (1-1/3 cups)
1-1/3 cups sugar
4 cups flour
1 cup strong coffee
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsps. baking powder
3 Tbsps. margarine
1 tsp. baking soda
Preheat oven to 325

Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan.
Beat eggs and honey together. Add
sugar and mix again. Mix coffee with
baking powder, and then add with
margarine to the egg mixture. Add
baking soda, flour, cinnamon and beat
together well. Bake in greased 9" x 13"
pan at 325° for 55 minutes to an hour.

The Rosh Hashana and
Yom Kippor Calendar

DATE

Oct. 3

Though these 'days of awe', as they are
often called, are solemn, they are not
sad. In fact, Yom Kippur, the holiest day
of the year, is in a subtle way also one of
the happiest. For on Yom Kippur we
receive what is perhaps G—d's most
sublime gift — his forgiveness. When
one person forgives another, it is
because of a deep sense of friendship
and love that overrides the eft -,:ct of
whatever wrong was done. Similarly,
G—d's forgiveness is an expression of
His eternal, unconditional love. Though
we may have transgressed His will, our
essence — our soul — remains G—dly,
and pure. Yom Kippur is the one day
each year when G—d reveals most
clearly that our essence and His essence
are one. Moreover, on the level of the
soul, the Jewish people are all truly
equal and indivisible. The more fully we
demonstrate our essential unity by
acting with love and friendship amongst
ourselves, the more fully G—d's love will
be revealed to us.

ACTIVITIES

Light Candles'; Blessings 1 & 4
Special Rosh Hashana Foods

TIMES

LOVE YOUR

FELLOW JEW
(AHAVAS YISROEL)
as you love yourself.

at 6:52 pm

Oct. 4

Light Candles"; Blessings 2 & 4 after 7:57 pm

Oct. 5

Sounding of Shofar
Taslich Prayers

Oct. 6

Tzom Gidalia - Fast Ends

at 7:42 pm

Oct.12

Festive Meal
Light Candles'; Blessings 3 & 4
Fast Begins

at 6:38 pm
at 6:53 pm



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Ensure a TORAH-TRUE
EDUCATION (CHINUCH)
for your own children and for
every Jewish boy and girl

Oct.13

Yizkor Memorial Prayers
Fast Ends
at 7:42 pm
Do not light after sunset.
" Do not light before the time indicated. Light
from a pre-existing flame.
A pre-existing flame is a flame burning con-
tinuously since the onset of a festival such as a
pilot light, gas or candle flame.

Study TORAH
every day
and every night.

. 1!

olom A-sher Ki-de-sha-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Vi-tzi-vo-
nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Sha-bos V'shel Yom
Ha-zi-ko-ron.

el

Give TZEDOKOH
(charity) every weekday.

v

CANDLE LIGHTING

1. Bo-ruck A-toh Ado-noi E-Io-hei-nu Me-tech 1 -10-

123.=." •

Affix a MEZUZAH on
the right doorpost
of every room

Men and
boys. 13 years
and over, put
on TEFILLIN
every
weekday.

BLESSINGS FOR FESTIVAL

Every home should have
basic JEWISH HOLY BOOKS
(at least a Chumash, Siddur,
Tehillim, etc.).

,

All women, including young
girls from about the age of 3 8 up,
should light CANDLE(S) every
SHABBOS 8 YOM TOV EVE,
at the proper time and recite the
appropriate blessing(s).

2. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-Io-hei-nu Me-tech Ho-

olom A-sher Ki-de-sha-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Vi-tzi-vo-
nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Yom 1 -1a-zi-ko-ron.

3. Bo-ruck A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-tech Ho-
olom A-skier Ki-de-sha-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Vi-tzi-vo-
nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Yom Ha-ki-purim.

4. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-tech ho-
olom She-heh-che-yoh-nu Vi-ki-ye-mo-nu ye-he-ge-
o-nu Liz-man I-Ia-zeh.

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