When is rosh chodesh elul 2017

In the table above the Parashat Hashavuah is listed with its accompanying Haftarah reading. The name of the parashah [portion] is taken from the first words of the parashah. There are 54 weekly portions—one for each year of the Jewish leap year. In non-leap years [50 weeks] portions are paired and read together. The table above, beginning with Rosh Hashanah —the first day of the Jewish year—follows the Ashkenazic tradition for Torah and Haftarah readings and completes the entire reading cycle within one year.

Communities who read the Parashat Hashavuah over three years will read a section from each parashah each week. The Haftarah The haftarah is a reading from the Prophets and adds a reflection to the parashah. While each parashah normally has its own accompanying haftarah reading, the haftarah reading also varies, during the year, according to special festivals or events. The word haftarah comes from the Hebrew root pey. The practice of adding a haftarah reading to the Torah portion is ancient and has obscure origins.

The Talmud mentions the haftarah being read in the presence of Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus c. Messengers would then be sent through the land, delivering the news to the populace that the new month had begun. But regarding Rosh Hashanah, celebration would have to begin immediately. By the time the news reached the farther-flung parts of Palestine, let alone elsewhere, the land, the day would be long over. Holidays such as Sukkot and Passover didn't present a problem — they take place about two weeks after the start of the new month.

Later, when the calendar was no longer determined by council and the two-day holiday was no longer needed, not to mention that people could look into the sky themselves , the rabbis decided to leave the custom anyway. All other well known Rosh Hashanah traditions are later embellishments. The tradition of eating honey to start the year sweetly and a calf's head so that we should finish the year ahead began during the time of the Gaonim.

Sephardic Jews elected for other fish dishes such as chraime a spicy fish stew in tomato sauce. In Europe, during the High Middle Ages, the consumption of honey evolved into eating challah and fruit, which today has become almost universally apples dipped in honey. A new tradition of eating pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah arose at about the same time, based on the false belief that the number of seeds in a pomegranate is , the same as the number of Jewish commandments.

This is supposed to symbolize the clearing of oneself of sin. Sending greeting cards to family and friends began only in the 19th century, though now practice has all but disappeared. Today people send emails and annoyingly text messages instead. This story was originally published in September Elon Gilad Sep. Get email notification for articles from Elon Gilad Follow.

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