JEWISH HIGH HOLY DAYS TO COMMENCE AT SUNDOWN.Byline: Jin Whang Daily News Staff Writer The sound of the shofar will mark the first night of the Jewish new year at sundown today, when thousands of Jews in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. will congregate con·gre·gate tr. & intr.v. con·gre·gat·ed, con·gre·gat·ing, con·gre·gates To bring or come together in a group, crowd, or assembly. See Synonyms at gather. adj. 1. Gathered; assembled. 2. in prayer and festivity for Rosh Hashana and the start of the High Holy Days. Rosh Hashana is a time for the Jewish people to thank God for creating the world, a time for prayer and forgiveness. Families celebrate in part by eating special traditional foods. ``They are significant days of obligation where people feel the need to come for religious and spiritual renewal,'' said Rabbi Morris Rubinstein of Temple Beth Israel Beth Israel, which means "House of Israel" in Hebrew, could refer for:
``It's like getting your batteries recharged,'' said Rubinstein, who will be delivering several sermons through Tuesday. He said he expects to address a congregation of as many as 1,000 tonight. Some Rosh Hashana services this year might include references to President Clinton's troubles. ``There are different kinds of lies people deal with,'' Rubinstein said of the subject of one of his sermons in connection with the president. During the High Holy Days, from Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur Yom Kippur [Heb.,=day of atonement], in Judaism, the most sacred holy day, falling on the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tishri (usually late September or early October). It is a day of fasting and prayer for forgiveness for sins committed during the year. , Jews ask for forgiveness for any wrongs they have done to other people and contemplate how they can change their actions for the better in the coming year. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement Day of Atonement n. See Yom Kippur. [Translation of Hebrew yôm kippûr.] Day of Atonement Noun same as Yom Kippur Noun 1. , will begin at sundown Sept. 29, when Jews will begin a 24-hour fast. The shofar, a ram's horn ram's horn n. Judaism A shofar. Noun 1. ram's horn - annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak , is blown again at the conclusion of the afternoon service of Yom Kippur to end the High Holy Days. |
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