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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, falls on Tishrei 1 and 2 in the Hebrew calendar. In 2016, it begins Sunday evening, October 2 and ends Tuesday evening, October 4. I first published this post September 12, 2007.
Dear Tamar,
Let the New Year and its blessings start | תָּחֵל שָׁנָה וּבִרְכוֹתֶיהָ | Takhel shana u-virkhote-ha. *
The Hebrew word Shana comes from the word li-shnot (to repeat) but it also sounds like le-shanot (to change). I think that's the main idea every Rosh Hashanah: it's our chance to repeat our mistakes or harness our thoughts and steer our actions to change. I hope your New Year will be filled with good choices.
Shana Tova 5768
* Shimon cites the concluding one-line chorus in the 13th century piyyut, Jewish liturgical poem, by Abraham Hazzan of Gerona (Girondi), Spain. The chorus replaces this chorus in preceding verses:
Listen to the exquisite Syrian melody in the recording (Hebrew) of this piyyut, Little Sister | אָחוֹת קְטַנָּה | Akhot Ktana.
Let the year end with all its curses | תִּכְלֶה שָׁנָה וְקִלְלוֹתֶיהָ | Tikhleh shana ve-killeloteha!
Listen to the exquisite Syrian melody in the recording (Hebrew) of this piyyut, Little Sister | אָחוֹת קְטַנָּה | Akhot Ktana.
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5 comments:
May your new year be filled
with the sweetest of honeys
wishing you a sweet new year!
Thank you for explaining this brachah. I wanted to know more about it and this was just what I wanted to know.
Shanah tovah!
Hi Tamar,
I just forwarded your blog post to a few friends and family as a holiday greeting. It was such a lovely piece..thanks for writing it.
hugs, Susanne
That brings back such good memories :)
Gmar tov, dear Tamar. This is a very holy day and I do love it. I hope you find it meaningful and strengthening.
Shimon
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