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Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival and commerates the creation of the world.


The festival is also considered a judgement period, when Jews believe that God balances a person's good deeds over the last year against their bad deeds.


Most Jewish people try to think about what is important in their life and where they feel they need to ask for forgiveness.

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There are many services in the synagogue throughout the two day festival:


The Shofar, a ram's horn trumpet is sounded and a hundred notes are sent out
in a special rhythm.


The sound of the shofar starts a ten-day period known as the 'Days of Awe',
which ends with the solemn festival of Yom Kippur.

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At home, Jewish people eat a specially prepared meal.


The centre piece is the challah bread, with butter and honey and is a round loaf instead of a plaited one. This symbolises the circle of life.


Apples are dipped in honey, to hope for good things in the new year.


Pomegranates on the table are a traditional serving as the seeds mark
the commandments that a Jewish person should keep.


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For our Jewish friends and colleagues, Shalom aleichem.


Take gentle care
Very best wishes
Elizabeth,
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