Celebrating Rosh Hashanah 2012 in Newton
Where to celebrate and what to eat this holiday season.
This Sunday, Sept. 16, as the day draws to a close, Newton's Jewish community will ring in year 5773 as part of their celebration of Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year. The festivities will continue until nightfall on Tuesday, Sept. 18. In Newton, services are scheduled at several local temples, including: CONGREGATION BETH EL-ATERETH ISRAEL, 561 Ward St., Newton Centre Erev Rosh Hashanah - Sunday, Sept. 16: Rosh Hashanah - Monday & Tuesday, Sept. 17 & 18: TEMPLE BETH AVODAH, 45 Puddingstone Ln., Newton Centre Request High Holiday tickets for non-members online. Erev Rosh Hashanah - Sunday, Sept. 16: Rosh Hashanah Day One - Monday, Sept. 17: Rosh Hashanah Day Two - Tuesday, Sept. 18: TEMPLE EMANUEL, 385 Ward St., Newton Erev Rosh …
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Dan
1:01 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
It is disconcerting to read such a bizarre mischaracterization of an important Jewish holiday. It is ignorant. Jews do not 'ring in' the New Year. It is not at all like the secular calendar's New Year Eve of December 31, a night associated with drinking, partying, debauchery, and resolutions soon to be broken. The shofar is not a party horn. Rosh Hashonah is not a festival. It is one of Judaism … more ›