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Benedictine Students Celebrate Religious Holidays By Cyntillia Eison |
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When many Americans think of a religious holiday Christmas and Easter
come to mind. However, just as those holidays are important Christian
holidays so are the holidays of Ramadan, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two most important Jewish holidays.
Rosh Hashanah began on Friday September 22, 2006 and ended on Sunday September
24, 2006. Rosh Hashanah means "head of the year" or "first
of the year." Commonly known as the Jewish New Year, it is similar to the American New Year for this is the time for making resolutions and forgetting past mistakes. Work is not allowed during this holy holiday but many activities take place. One of the most important observances is the sounding of the shofar in
the synagogue where prayer is expanded from the usual three times a day.
A special prayer book called the machzor is used and services focus on
God's sovereignty. |
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