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Article: Jews prepare for High Holy Days ; Rosh Hashana begins at sundown on Friday, ushering the holiest time of year in Hebrew tradition.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
- Article date:
- September 20, 2003
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Jews prepare for High Holy Days ; Rosh Hashana begins at sundown on
Friday, ushering the holiest time of year in Hebrew tradition.
Byline: TED COHEN Staff Writer
Edition: FINAL
Section: Religion & Values
Memo: AT A GLANCE The Jewish High Holy Days are observed during the
10- day period between the first day, Rosh Hashana, and the tenth
day, Yom Kippur, of Tishri, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are the most important of all Jewish holidays.
They are the only holidays that are purely religious, because they
are not related to any historical or natural event. Rosh Hashana,
the Jewish new year, is celebrated the first and second ...
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