EDITORIAL ROSH HASHANA DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE AND JUDGMENT.TODAY is the second day of Rosh Hashana - the only holiday on the Jewish calendar Jewish calendar n. The lunisolar calendar used to mark the events of the Jewish year, dating the creation of the world at 3761 b.c. See Table at calendar. Noun 1. so important that it lasts two whole days. The start of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana also marks a time of remembrance and judgment - two words that carry an extra significance in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks. People of all faiths should join Jews the world over today as they examine their past deeds and ask for forgiveness. The tragedies in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and the Washington area illustrate how petty the angers, frustrations and grudges that can preoccupy pre·oc·cu·py tr.v. pre·oc·cu·pied, pre·oc·cu·py·ing, pre·oc·cu·pies 1. To occupy completely the mind or attention of; engross. See Synonyms at monopolize. 2. us really are. And all Americans can also answer the call to remembrance, taking a moment to think back on the victims, the heroes and the needs of the nation. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Jewish tradition, it is at Rosh Hashana when God records the destiny of all mankind in the Book of Life - who will live in the next year, and who will die. At a time when the fragility of life is so very clear, we should all wish each other the traditional Rosh Hashana blessing: ``May you be inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. in the Book of Life.'' |
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