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Jewish Holy Days Paper

Topics: Judaism, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur Pages: 2 (393 words) Published: February 28, 2011
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Jewish Holy Days Paper

Alicia Zackery

University of Phoenix

February 26, 2011

REL134

Dewayne Adcock

Jewish Holy Days Paper

In this paper, I will discuss The Jewish Holy Days. I will describe the time of the year of the holy days, the historical origin of the holy days, the religious practices associated with the days, and finally the theological or cultural differences that might lead to differences in the observance of the holy day by the various branches of Judaism.

There are many religious Holy Days in Jewish culture. One of the holy days that stands out the most and will be described further in this paper is Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah, or in literal translation- “head of the year”, is the first of the high holidays which is celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur (Bamberger, B.J. 2010).

History and celebration of Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is observed in the early fall, during the first two days of Tishrei- otherwise known as the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. In Israel, Rosh Hashanah is the only holy day that is kept for two days, due to its importance and two days turn into one long day of 48 hours. Even in the earliest days, the celebration of Rosh Hashanah always took place in the fall, along with the...
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