Friday marks the beginning of Rosh Hashana and the Jewish High Holy Days, culminating in Yom Kippur.
, similar to the American New Year's Day, in that similarly made"resolutions" are vowed by people to better themselves in the coming year.
A man on September 14, 2007, blows a shofar as he stands on the Mount of Olives overlooking eastern Jerusalem, as Jews celebrate the second day of Rosh Hashana, or the Jewish new year. This year, the holy day will be marked from sunset on Friday to sundown on Sunday.The exact date differs annually due to being based on the Hebrew calendar, though routinely begins on the seventh month's first day, arriving in September or October.
It is viewed as a period of essentially evaluating one's character in a larger context of devotion to God. It has been described as ato look back at one's actions throughout the past year and attempt to right so-called wrongs with renewed vigor. "These are moments where we come together as a community, where we take time to think about ourselves as individuals, but also think about the ways that we can help others," Rabbi Rob Gleisser, the Peter J. Rubinstein reform senior Jewish educator at Penn State Hillel, told."Think about the ways that we want to create a safe community, a welcoming community, a warm community and then be able to enrich the world around us after having those moments of introspection.
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