Happy Rosh Hashana- Jewish New Year!
 

On the eve of Rosh Hashana, I would like to wish for good health and happiness to all my Her2 family.

May the coming year be sweet, and may we all be blessed.

Shana Tova!

all the best
caya

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Thank you Caya !

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Thank you.
A x

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Hello Caya,
Happy New Year to you. I worry there will be a lot of war in this year but hopefully peace will return.
Are Jewish years shorter or much longer? I mean we're 6 months out from Jan 1st? sorry to seem so ignorant, just curious. Any occaision to celebrate is wonderful and we need hope always.
Wishing you great health and happiness.
love sarah

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Shana Tova!
And thank you Caya! From your mouth to God's ear!

Denise

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Sarah, the Jewish calendar is lunar based, following the cycles of each new moon.Some years are longer/shorter than others, that is why Jewish holidays never fall on the same day in the regular (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) calendar.
The Jewish New Year actually falls on the 1st day of the seventh month in the Hebrew calendar - it is written somewhere in the scriptures to observe Rosh Hashanah (which literally means the Head of the Year) on this day.

It usually occurs in Sept. or early October, a time of harvest, back to school, etc. - I love this holiday - traditionally festive food include apples and honey - apples to represent the fall harvest, and honey for sweetness in the coming New Year. Lots of other food, good wine, family dinners, etc. Rosh Hashana marks the beginning of the 10 days of reflection, before Yom Kippur - our annual fasting day, when Jews ask G-d for forgivness, repent for our sins, and ask to be inscribed in the Book of Life for another year.

I will ask for all my Her2 sister/brothers to be inscribed in the Book of Life for the coming year next week.

Hope this gives you a little insight.

all the best
caya

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Thank you, CAYA. Excellent explanation.

Our family always includes brisket.

MAY YOU ALL BE INSCRIBED IN THE BOOK OF LIFE FOR ANOTHER YEAR FILLED WITH HEALTH AND HAPPINESS!!! AMEN.

BLESSINGS to all, and of course, Love,

Andi

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FYI -- on the Hebrew calendar this is 5774. (5773 is so 2013...)

This year the High Holidays came early, as Caya mentions.

So does Chanukah! It coincides with Thanksgiving this year!

The Jewish calendar repeats on a 19 year cycle, and Thanksgiving repeats
on a 7 year cycle. You would therefore expect them to coincide roughly
every 19x7 = 133 years.

Looking back, this is approximately correct –
the last time it would have happened is 1861.

However, Thanksgiving was only formally established by President Lincoln in1863.

So, it has never happened before.

Why won't it ever happen again?
The reason is because the Jewish calendar is very
slowly getting out of sync with the solar calendar, at a rate of 4 days per 1000 years!

This means that while presently Hanukkah can
be as early as 11/28, over the years the calendar will drift forward, such that the earliest Hanukkah can be is 11/29.

The next time Hanukkah falls on 11/28 is 2146, which is a Monday. Therefore, 2013 is the only time Hanukkah will ever overlap with Thanksgiving!!!

Of course, if the Jewish calendar is never
modified in any way, then it will slowly move forward through the Gregorian calendar, until it loops all the way back to where it is now.

So, Chanukah would again fall on Thursday, 11/28...in the year 79,811.

Given our trajectory with global warming, it is fair to say humans won’t be here then. And if there are no humans, the holidays will be cancelled.

So on November 28th 2013, enjoy your turkey and your
latkes. It has never happened before, and it will never happen again.

THIS IS SO COOL!!

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Yes, it is pretty cool, Andi! Stuffing, latkes and sweet potatoes - carb heaven.

A healthy (especially!!!) and happy New Year to all

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L'Shana Tova to all those who follow the path!


Karen

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I peeked.

Tekuto Ki Ariku (aka HER 2 DENISE) is in the book.

Due to be inscribed Saturday, September 14 -- on Yom Kippur!

So hang in there... HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS ON IT'S WAY TO YOU...

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Now you did it! You made me cry!
Thank you, thank you My friend!
Denise

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L'Shanah Tova or Happy New Year to all. May we all be inscribed in the book of life and may the year be kind to us all. Chag Someach or have a good holiday.