High Holy Days

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Jewish Festivals

• High Holy Days

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Jewish Festivals

• The themes of repentance (saying youre sorry)
  and forgiveness are reflected in the most
  important holy days in Judaism.
• Rosh Hashanah (The Jewish New Year)
• Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement)
• These holy days are celebrated in September or
  October.

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Rosh Hashanah

• This festival marks the creation of the world. It
  is also seen as a time of judgement when God
  balances a persons good deeds against their bad
  deeds and decide what will be in store for them
  in the coming year.

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Rosh Hashanah

• Gods judgement is noted in one of 3 books
• 1. One for the good
• 2. One for the wicked
• 3. One for the average person

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Rosh Hashanah

• During the next 10 days, known as the Days of
  Awe, people are given the chance to repent (say
  theyre sorry) as Gods final judgement is sealed
  at Yom Kippur.

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Yom Kippur

• The holiest day of the Jewish calendar is Yom
  Kippur. Apart from the ill, or those taking
  medicine, everyone above the age of Bar or Bat
  Mitzvah fasts for 25 hours, and most people spend
  the entire day praying in a synagogue to make
  amends with their creator.

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Yom Kippur

• The Yom Kippur service ends with a single blast
  of the shofar, and everyone returns home feeling
  cleansed and with a new sense of purpose.
• A shofar is a special musical instrument made
  from a rams horn.