Rosh Hashanah Research Paper

Upon arriving at The Temple B’nai Jeshurun I was not exactly sure what to expect or what I had got myself into. I had assumed that my class would be looked at weird and treated funny because we were spectating their Jewish worship. However, after arriving in the sanctuary the people were very friendly and welcoming. Some even came up to us and shook our hands and told us they were glad to have us there. Sally Frank was very helpful and mentioned someone of the holidays we had learned about in class including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover, and Sabbath. The sanctuary was absolutely breathtaking, the stain glass windows were dark blue on the outer portion and a light blue in the interior portion with lots of colors to make the windows glisten when the sun shines through them. While the pews had separate seating for everyone so they do not sit too close. Overall, the temple was absolutely breathtaking with its …show more content…
“The seventh is a Sabbath to the Lord your God” (Exodus 20:10). Ohe day of the Sabbath the temple is not allowed to recite asking prayers because that day is supposed to be the day of rest for everyone. Sally Frank spoke to us about Rosh Hashanah, which is known as the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah marks the creation of the world and is the beginning of The Days of Awe. Yom Kippur was also mentioned during the service. Yom Kippur is the tenth day of the seventh month which is the start of The High Holy Days. These two holidays focus on repentance and usually correlate with longer services. Passover commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from the Egyptian Pharaoh, which was lead by Moses. Moses then lead the Israelites across the Red Sea and as Egyptian soldiers tried to bring back the Israelites, God stopped the parting of The Red Sea and drowned the Egyptian soldiers. The first two days of Passover are celebrated with family and no one is allowed to drive or go to