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The Israelis celebrate the Hebrew New Year in this way ... and 8 Jewish holidays that you do not know, and these are their rituals 

The Jews celebrate several religious holidays in the Hebrew year, such as Easter, Yom Kippur, the revelation of the Torah, and funerals, and part of these holidays requires them to fast, and most of these holidays are celebratory occasions in religious aspects, expressing part of the life, history and traditions of the Jews, and there are nine religious holidays Prominent in the Jewish religion, learn about these holidays.

During these days, in Israel and abroad, the Jew celebrates Rosh Hashanah, the Hebrew New Year, in which the year of the five thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine "5779" begins for creation according to the Hebrew calendar.

• New Year’s Day - ראש השנה “Rosh Hashana”

It means New Year, which is the feast of the beginning of the Hebrew New Year, according to the Jewish calendar, and it has another name, which is "Trumpets." .

Special prayers and rituals are held in the synagogue and in the courtyard of the Al-Buraq Wall, most notably the blowing in the horn of the ram, "Hashofar", a symbol of the scapegoat that God made to our master Abraham, peace be upon him, when he complied with the command of his Lord while they slaughtered his son Isaac, peace be upon him, according to the Jewish religion.

The Jewish New Year holiday comes after the end of the Hebrew month of September, which is considered the month of seeking mercy and forgiveness from the Almighty, and begins with the ten days of repentance that concludes with the fasting of forgiveness according to their religious beliefs.

The celebration of the Hebrew New Year has different symbolic traditions that have a common meaning, which is the time and hope that the New Year will be a year of goodness and peace.

• Easter - פסח “Basha” meaning Easter

It is the feast of the Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt, and its ritual is to eat unleavened bread "unleavened" for a period of 7 days, after God’s Prophet Moses ordered them to leave Egypt and there was no time left for their dough to be leavened. On this holiday, the Jews celebrate the occasion of their rescue from Pharaonic slavery, and its date will be On the fourth of April in the calendar year.

• The feast of the revelation of the Torah - ועות "Shafu`ut" or weeks

It is the feast of the Ascension of the Torah on Mount Sinai, according to Jewish beliefs, celebrated by the Jews fifty days after the date of Easter, and it is considered one of the three important holidays for the Jews, and its date is during the months of June, July of the Gregorian year.

• Throne Day - in San Francisco "Scott"

It means the throne or the deceased (from the umbrella), it starts from the 15th of the month of Tishra the Jew, the month 10 and continues for a period of 7 days, and the last day in it is the last of the major annual feasts, and the goal of celebrating this holiday is to remember the years of travel in the desert, and the Jews sit on that day Under umbrellas covered with tree leaves, and its date is the end of September or during the month of October in the Gregorian year.

Yom Kippur - יום כיפור / יום הכיפורים "kiborim"

It means forgiveness, and “kibur” means penance. It begins on the 10th day of the first month of the Hebrew year of each year. It is the month of Tishri and ends after ten days. In it the Jews fast for one day, and this day is considered the last opportunity for the Jews to seek forgiveness for sins. The year that passed, and its date is the end of September, or the beginning of October of the Gregorian year.

Purim - פורים, meaning Purim

The Jews fast during this holiday one day, and they read the Book of Esther, and make loud voices from a wooden instrument while reading Haman's name. The date is the end of February or March of the calendar year.

• The Festival of Lights - חנוכה "Hanukkah"

It means lights or inauguration, or lights, and it is considered one of the small Jewish holidays, as it is not counted as a holiday but only a happy period, characterized by refraining from mourning or expressing sadness, and the meaning of "Hanukkah" is the lights in the Hebrew language, and this name refers to the lighting and inauguration of "Solomon's Temple." Once again, after its restoration by the Hasmoneans, and its date is the end of November or the first of December of the calendar year.

Lag Baomer - ל"ל בעומר "Lag Baomer"

It means the end of the harvest season, and it is celebrated by the Jews to commemorate the victory of the Jewish rebels led by "Bar Kokhva" in one of the battles against the Roman Empire during the second century AD, and its date is during the end of April or the first of May of the Gregorian year.

• The Ninth of August: Memorial of the destruction of the Temple - תשעה באב "Tishah Ba'av"

The Jews fast for 24 hours to mourn the destruction of the Temple, and its date is during the month of July or the first of August, of the Gregorian year.