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  2. Rosh Hashanah - Wikipedia

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    At the departing of the year" implies that the new year begins here according to the Babylonian Talmud. It is also when a new year is added to the reign of Jewish kings. The third New Year, the first of Elul, the new year for animals, began the religious taxation period for tithing animals in Biblical times.

  3. Tashlikh - Wikipedia

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    The ritual is performed at a large, natural body of flowing water (e.g., river, lake, sea, or ocean) on the afternoon of the first day of Rosh Hashanah, [2] the Jewish New Year, although it may be performed until Hoshana Rabbah.

  4. Jewish greetings - Wikipedia

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    Hebrew/Yiddish Used to mean congratulations. Used in Hebrew (mazal tov) or Yiddish. Used on to indicate good luck has occurred, ex. birthday, bar mitzvah, a new job, or an engagement. [1] Also shouted out at Jewish weddings when the groom (or both fiances) stomps on a glass.

  5. Rosh Hashanah LeMa'sar Behemah - Wikipedia

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    Rosh Hashanah L'Ma'sar Behemah (Hebrew: ראש השנה למעשר בהמה "New Year for Tithing Animals") or Rosh Hashanah LaBehemah (Hebrew: ראש השנה לבהמה "New Year for (Domesticated) Animals") is one of the four New Year's day festivals (Rashei Hashanah) in the Jewish calendar as indicated in the Mishnah.

  6. Tu BiShvat - Wikipedia

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    Tu BiShvat appears in the Mishnah in Tractate Rosh Hashanah as one of the four new years in the Jewish calendar. The discussion of when the New Year occurs was a source of debate among the rabbis, who argued: [3] [4] [5] The first of Nisan is the "new year for kings and festivals".

  7. Shine Bright With These 30 Hanukkah Greetings ... - AOL

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    The Jewish holiday, known as the Festival of Lights, is celebrated every year. It commemorates the victory of a small band of Jews called the Maccabees who only had one day's worth of oil left for ...

  8. Hebrew calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) is a two-day public holiday in Israel. However, since the 1980s an increasing number of secular Israelis celebrate the Gregorian New Year (usually known as "Silvester Night"— ליל סילבסטר) on the night between 31 December and 1 January. Prominent rabbis have on several occasions sharply denounced ...

  9. 35 Best New Year's Bible Verses for You and Your Family - AOL

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    16. "Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established." — Proverbs 16:3. 17. "But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.