{"id":1333,"date":"2020-09-17T04:20:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T04:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2020-09-21T03:56:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T03:56:13","slug":"rosh-hashanah-seder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/rosh-hashanah-seder\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosh Hashanah Seder…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Though there are technically four \u201cNew Year Days\u201d on the Jewish calendar, two are most widely recognized: the New Year of spring<\/a> (i.e., Nisan 1 and the time of Passover) and the new year of fall<\/a> (i.e., Tishri 1, the time of the High Holidays). The New Year celebration of the fall begins before sundown, just before the start of Tishri 1. The main event consists of a special simcha (festive) meal, somewhat similar to a Friday evening Shabbat<\/a> meal, with the addition of some special food, blessings, and listening to the shofar blast. The celebration begins with the lighting of candles (symbolizing the transition from profane to sacred time) and the special blessing thanking God for enabling us to reach this season (i.e., the Shehecheyanu<\/a>).<\/p>\n

After starting the celebration, ritual \u201cappetizers\u201d called simanim<\/em> (\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd) are often served. These are symbolic foods used as an occasion to offer first blessings for the New Year. Traditionally we eat round challah<\/em> to remind us that life is a circle (a cycle of seasons) and also to remind us of the Kingship (Crown) of God; we taste apples dipped in honey as a token of our wish for a sweet year, and so on. We also eat some specialized foods just for Rosh Hashanah<\/a>. For example, we eat leeks, called karsi<\/em> in Aramaic, as a play on the Hebrew word karat<\/em> – to cut down – i.e., \u201cmay our enemies be cut down.\u201d We also eat pomegranates to remind us of the sweetness of the Torah and to remember God\u2019s commandments, and so on. Doing all this adds fun to the occasion and helps us sanctify the main meal. After finishing dinner, we are ready for the climatic event of the evening: the sounding of the shofar!<\/p>\n

To make it easier for you to participate, I have created an \u201cEasy Rosh Hashanah Seder Guide\u201d that includes step-by-step procedures for holding your own Rosh Hashanah home celebration. The Seder Guide includes English transliterations along with the basic Hebrew blessings, so now everyone can join in! Celebrating Rosh Hashanah is both joyous and spiritually significant, especially from a prophetic perspective. I hope you find this helpful, chaverim. L’Shanah tovah u’metuka b’Yeshua<\/em> – “to a good and sweet year in Yeshua!”<\/p>\n

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