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Important Biblical Holidays
in September and October
Rosh Hashanah
Observed from sunset September 29 – sunset, October 1, 2008.
Rosh
Hashanah is a Jewish holiday commonly referred to as the "Jewish New
Year." It is observed on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of
the Hebrew calendar,[1] as ordained in the Torah, in Leviticus 23:24.
Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim ("Days
of Awe"), or Asseret Yemei Teshuva (The Ten Days of Repentance), the
most solemn days of the Jewish year, which conclude with the holiday of
Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is the start of the civil year in the Hebrew
calendar (one of four "new year" observances that define various legal
"years" for different purposes). It is the new year for people,
animals, and legal contracts. The Mishnah also sets this day aside as
the new year for calculating calendar years and sabbatical (shmita) and
jubilee (yovel) years.
Yom Kippur
Observed this year from sundown October 8, 2008 – sundown October 9, 2008.
Yom
Kippur (Hebrew:יוֹם כִּפּוּר , IPA: [ˈjɔm kiˈpur]), also known in
English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of
the Jewish holidays. Its central themes are atonement and repentance.
Jews have traditionally observed this holiday with a 25-hour period of
fasting and intensive prayer.
Sukkot, Feast of Tabernacles
Observed from October 14-20, 2008
Sukkot
(Hebrew: סוכות or סֻכּוֹת, sukkōt ; "booths", also known as Succoth,
Sukkos, Feast of Booths or Feast of Tabernacles), is a Biblical
pilgrimage festival that occurs in autumn on the 15th day of the month
of Tishri (late September to late October). The holiday lasts 7 days.
The
word Sukkot is derived from the Hebrew word sukkah, meaning booth or
hut. During this holiday, Jews are instructed to build a temporary
structure in which to eat their meals, entertain guests, relax, and
even sleep. The sukkah is reminiscent of the type of huts in which the
ancient Israelites dwelt during their 40 years of wandering in the
desert after the Exodus from Egypt, and is intended to reflect God's
benevolence in providing for all the Jews' needs in the desert.
Taken from en.wikipedia.org.
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