Jonathan S. Tobin "Sundown [Sept 16th] marks the start of the Jewish New Year that begins with the celebration of Rosh Hashanah. The ten days from the start of this holiday until the end of Yom Kippur next week are known in Judaism as the Days of Awe. During this time, Jews are asked to reflect on their deeds in the past year and seek to account for them to their Creator as well as their fellow human beings."
The History of Rosh Hashanah
NY University Will No Longer Observe Jewish, Christian Holidays
"The university decided earlier this month to no longer cancel classes for Christian and Jewish holidays in what it says is an effort to ensure that some religions aren't given special treatment."
What about Messianic Jews? (from 2006) "With Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year's Day, coming on Sept. [16th], it's time for my semi-annual look at the continuing dialogue between Jews and Christians. Today, three observations:"....
"...Third, it's good that a scholarly book this year demolished the recent No. 1 Jewish objection to considering the claims of Christ: Nazis were Christians, weren't they? ...those who developed the Nazi religion "were decidedly anti-Christian because they saw Christianity as a Jewish phenomenon . . . in the 1920s to the 1940s to be anti-Semitic meant being anti-Christian and vice versa.""
Debbie Schlussel Rosh HaShanah: To My Readers and Friends; How American Soldiers Celebrated in World War II
"Also, don’t miss the postcards I posted from Jewish-American soldiers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II that I posted in the past and the patriotic postcard from Jewish-Americans praying for America and victory in World War I as well as a couple of postcards of Israeli soldiers wishing a Happy New Year."
NY University Will No Longer Observe Jewish, Christian Holidays
"The university decided earlier this month to no longer cancel classes for Christian and Jewish holidays in what it says is an effort to ensure that some religions aren't given special treatment."
What about Messianic Jews? (from 2006) "With Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year's Day, coming on Sept. [16th], it's time for my semi-annual look at the continuing dialogue between Jews and Christians. Today, three observations:"....
"...Third, it's good that a scholarly book this year demolished the recent No. 1 Jewish objection to considering the claims of Christ: Nazis were Christians, weren't they? ...those who developed the Nazi religion "were decidedly anti-Christian because they saw Christianity as a Jewish phenomenon . . . in the 1920s to the 1940s to be anti-Semitic meant being anti-Christian and vice versa.""
Debbie Schlussel Rosh HaShanah: To My Readers and Friends; How American Soldiers Celebrated in World War II
"Also, don’t miss the postcards I posted from Jewish-American soldiers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II that I posted in the past and the patriotic postcard from Jewish-Americans praying for America and victory in World War I as well as a couple of postcards of Israeli soldiers wishing a Happy New Year."
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