"In the seventh month, on the first of the month, there shall be a sabbath for you, a remembrance with shofar blasts, a holy convocation… Leviticus 16:24 - Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first and second days of Tishrei, the seventh month in the Hebrew calendar . Since the latter is lunar, it differs year to year. This is year 5771. The Hebrew Bible (aka, “Old Testament”) refers to this holiday as Yom Ha-Zikkaron (the day of remembrance) or Yom Teruah (the day of the sounding of the shofar). In addition to the opening reference, the holiday becomes more formalized in Leviticus 23:24-25.
Jews begin the Ten Days of Awe, which fall between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, with a confession of sins committed in the eyes of G_d. Additionally, it is required that transgressions against mortals be addressed as well. Without a true turning of the heart in attempts to rectify both (t’shuva), the confessions and fasts associated with the High Holy Days remain meaningless, useless words."
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