rosh ha-shanah

Discusses the importance and celebration of the Jewish High Holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Israel's first train chugs from Jaffa to Jerusalem on Rosh Hashanah.

A Jewish family celebrates Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Includes information about the meaning and customs associated with the holiday.

Uncle Jake gets to blow the shofar twice within ten days, as the family celebrates first Rosh Hashanah and then Yom Kippur.

Discusses the meaning, history, and observance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

On Rosh Hashanah, Izzy and his family make lists of the wrongs they have committed over the past year, and after they have apologized, they throw pieces of bread into the water to "clean their hearts" in a ceremony called tashlich.

A white ram, made on the sixth day of creation, waits patiently in the garden of Eden until the time is right, then runs to save a certain child in fulfillment of God's plan.

Offers a brief introduction to the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, discussing the holidays' origins, meanings, and traditions.

Explains for young readers the Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Includes color photographs and factual side-bars.

Three stories illustrate repentence, prayer, and charity, the three concepts which are at the heart of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Jewish high holidays.