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Rosh
Hashanah
 Jewish New Year |
| Rosh Hashanah 5770 - 2009 |
| First night: Friday evening September 18 |
| First day:Saturday September 19 |
| Second day:Sunday September 20 |
| Tzom Gedalia: Monday September 21 |
 Rosh Hashanah Songs |
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Some cute YouTube Rosh Hashanah links sent in from our readers! |
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| Rosh Hashanah - A New Beginning | ||
| We are pleased to link you to outstanding Australian Rosh Hashanah links | ||
| Rosh Hashanah | For teens, adults and educators | For kids |
| Fast of Gedaliah | For teens, adults and educators | For kids |
Ask the Rabbi |
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| Q. Why is Rosh Hashanah kept for two days in Israel, although only one day is observed there on the other festivals? | |
A. Although calendrical doubts led the Diaspora to double up and keep two days of each Yom-Tov, a different consideration ensured that even in Israel there would be two days of Rosh HaShanah.
This was the concept that Rosh HaShanah is "yoma arichta", one long day, lasting in fact 48 hours. A reason is that this is "Yom HaDin", the day of judgement, when our lives are in the balance. The halachic rule was that in cases involving life and death, a Jewish court did not complete the proceedings in one day. By leaving the completion of the case to the next day there was the possibility of finding grounds for acquittal. We are all on trial on Rosh HaShanah. This is why people should not give themselves a dispensation to ignore the second day and not attend the service. From "OzTorah" by Rabbi Raymond Apple AO RFD Emeritus Rabbi of the Great Synagogue, Sydney Reprinted with permission |
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International sites |
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The Jewish Agency for Israel |
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Target |
Type |
Size |
Notes |
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1 |
Kaluach |
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2 |
Calendar Maven |
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3 |
Holidays on the Net |
General family |
Introductory site |
Online files, few
links |
Basic overview of Tishrei holidays (Rosh Hashanah, Yom
Kippur, Sukkot and shofar). |
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4 |
*JEWFAQ
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Teachers, adults, parents, students |
General overview
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1 file with main features explained, |
Terms well glossed, calendar dates and internal links
for further references |
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5 |
*Hebrew Calendar for Windows |
Teachers, students parents |
File Download site |
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6 |
Aish Hatorah |
Teachers, students family |
Overview and study |
Files
for reading online or download |
Articles
on background, guides, stories, family activities and recipes. Audio & video files to download as well |
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7 |
JAFI - Pedagogic Center |
For all age groups |
Designed for diverse l audiences |
Downloadable files, activities for various settings |
Extensive files, background, activities, curricula, themes
include ethics, values, overview of Jewish year, Tishrei. |
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8 |
Gates of Jewish Heritage |
High school students,
Adults, |
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5
files with links to explanatory notes |
Introductory
level, background files on holidays and customs based on traditional
and modern interpretations |
For Teachers,
Families & Children
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1 |
Akhlah - Jewish Children's Learning Network |
Children |
Introductory and overview |
Not a very large selection |
Well organized and graphically
appealing. Files on background,
traditions, brakhot, vocabulary and activities |
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2 |
Torahtots - Calendar |
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Printable calendar |
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3 |
Torahtots - Holiday Fun and Games |
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Overview and activities |
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Very busy look aimed at kids,
text heavy with lots of background material, with pictures, audio
files, greeting cards, games and activities |
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4 |
*Orthodox Union |
Families |
Overview and learning site |
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Orthodox perspective on holidays
from basics to advanced. Q
& A, Extensive files and
links to Shiurim and lectures from other web sites, including Project Genesis, Yeshivat Har Etzion |
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5 |
UAHC Curriculum Bank |
Family,
teachers, synagogue, community leaders |
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3 files including one large file on the Jonah |
File
on family holiday activities; "Jewish
Holidays - A Graded Approach" available to UAHC affiliates only |
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6 |
JAFI Pedagogic Center |
Kids |
Links
to sites for kids |
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Comprehensive
listing of links to web sites for kids on Tishrei holidays |
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7 |
OU - Torah Tidbits Online |
Family
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aliya-by-aliya
summary, articles relating to the parsha, family activities, stats,
gematria, Jewish resources and more.
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8 |
Holiday Home Pages |
Family |
Overview and activity site |
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Eclectic
links to many other sites, background, customs, explanations, recipes |
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9 |
WZO Hagshama |
Students,
teachers, family |
Files
for downloading |
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Activities,
insights and background material |
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10 |
Jewish Outreach Initiative |
Students,
adults |
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Stories,
background information and customs presented in a fairly lighthearted
manner |
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Advanced Students and adults
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1 |
Bar
Ilan University website |
Teachers and students |
Advanced
learning site |
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Files
of lectures on Holiday themes |
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2 |
Torah
Org [Project Genesis] |
Students and teachers, basic
to advanced |
Learning and activity site
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Files to download |
Introduction and background
information, divrei Torah and insights.
Orthodox/Traditional. Also
desin-your-own Rosh Hashanah Cards.
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3 |
Virtual
Beit Midrash
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Advanced
students and teachers |
Learning
site |
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Shiurim
& Lectiues on Rosh Hashanah topics from Yeshivat Har Etzion Faculty
and Roshei Yeshiva |
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4 |
Virtual
Beit Midrash |
Advanced
students and teachers |
Learning
site |
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Shiurim
& Lectires on Rosh Hashanah topics from Yeshivat Har Etzion Faculty
and Roshei Yeshiva |
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5 |
Virtual
Beit Midrash |
Advanced
students and teachers |
Learning
site |
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Shiurim
& Lectires on Rosh Hashanah topics from Yeshivat Har Etzion Faculty
and Roshei Yeshiva |
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6 |
*613 Torah.org |
High-school
to adult |
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Large
selection of audio and video files on Rosh Hsahanah, Yom Kippur, and
Teshuvah |
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7 |
Hamakor - Aish Das Resource
Library |
Family
and Teachers |
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13
files on Halakhic issues |
Orthodox
web site offers traditional source
references (Tanakh, Talmud, Shulkhan Arukh, etc.) for Halakhic
questions, eg, Kapparot; Why Bee Honey is kosher; Women and the Mitzvah of Shofar. . |
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8 |
Jewish Outreach Initiative |
Students,
adults |
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6
files downloading |
Stories,
background information, recipes and customs presented in a fairly
lighthearted manner |
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9 |
Jewish Outreach Initiative |
Students,
adults |
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Stories,
background information and customs presented in a fairly lighthearted
manner |
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10 |
Ohr Samayach |
Students
family |
Various
files |
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Traditional
Orthodox approach - audio and text files, some games and quizzes,
laws and traditions |
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Midrash Ben Ish Hai |
Family,
adults |
Sephardic
customs and traditions |
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Traditional
Sephardic customs and traditions, insights , audiovideo files |
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| Foreign
Language
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1 |
JAFI Pedagogic Center -
German |
Family,
Students |
Files
on related High Holiday topics |
18
files |
Overview
and background, curricular material on ethics and values, graphics
(Rosh Hashanah cards) for Roah Hashanah & Yom Kippur. No files on Sukkkot or Simhat Torah |
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Beit Hashitah |
For family, group and individual observance |
Primarily Hebrew site, less extensive English site |
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Activities are Israel- and value-related, closer to Reform with traditional elements.
Material gathered from holiday archives of Kibbutz Beit Hashitah. Background information, stories, activities,
rituals and liturgical elements can
be tailored for appropriate audience needs. |
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3 |
Galim (Snunit) |
Teachers & children. Basic
to early intermediate knowledge. |
Overview, learning and activity site |
Very large selection of files,
and online activities (Can
also be printed ) |
Engaging site for kids.
Files include background, customs, cards, activities and games,
stories, forum links, Rosh Hashanah in different countries, calendar,
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4 |
Ministry of Education |
Teachers,
students |
4
short Hebrew readings |
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Short
readings from traditional and non-traditional sources to generate
discussions on Tehuva, Tefillah and nature |
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5 |
Daat on Tishrei holidays |
Advanced |
Extensive
files on Tishrei holidays |
Large selection of files,
and links online activities
(Can also be printed) |
In
depth with files of primary and secondary, historic and contemporary
sources on halakhot, traditions and customs.
Indices with links to activities for Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur. Link to Hebrew bibliography |
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6 |
Daat on Jewish Calendar |
Advanced
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Overview
of Calendar |
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In-depth
explanation with descriptive graphics, detailed and somewhat wordy
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7 |
Daat (on Tishrei holidays) |
Advanced |
In
depth overview of Tishrei holidays |
Numerous
files and links |
Primary
& secondary sources, historical and contemporary essays on halakhot,
customs and traditions. Extensive
links, indices to activities and curricula for High Holidays, bibliography |
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Israel Online |
Basic
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General
overview with links |
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Small
site, primary and secondary sources, customs and traditions, links
to other related sites, downloadable calendars, audio files (shofar),
2 recipes |
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9 |
Ministry of Education,
Department of Religious Culture |
Basic
to advanced |
General
overview |
18 files for Rosh Hashanah, 28 for Sukkot |
Files
reflecting a diverse range
of viewpoints, insights, values analyses and sources from Tanakh to
Kierkegaard. |
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10 |
Advanced |
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Halakhic article offers insights, analysis |
Article
on Tashlikh by Tzvi Yavrov |
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11 |
Shimbi |
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Rosh
Hashanah greeting cards |
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12 |
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Available
in both Hebrew and English |
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Rosh
Hashanah greeting cards |
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Rosh
Hashanah greeting cards |
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We
thank our Israeli reader Isi Shemesh for this outstanding list of Tishrei
websites.
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