{"id":1447,"date":"2012-09-17T08:28:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T12:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ri\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2012-09-17T08:28:14","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T12:28:14","slug":"happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ri\/2012\/09\/17\/happy-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ri\/2012\/09\/17\/happy-new-year\/image003-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1454\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2012\/09\/image0031.png\" alt=\"image003\" width=\"290\" height=\"170\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1454\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish Holiday commonly referred to as the Jewish New Year.  It is observed on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. Rosh Hashanah is the first of the high Holidays specifically set aside to focus on repentance that concludes with the holiday of Yom Kippur.  Rosh Hashanah is the start of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar.  It is the New Year for people, animals, and legal contracts. Jewish people believe Rosh Hashanah represents either analogically or literally the creation of the World, or Universe.<\/p>\n<p>On Rosh Hashanah, Jewish people all over the world gather in synagogues to celebrate the day.  The holiday is celebrated with sweet foods, like apples dipped in honey and honey cake and round Challot made with honey and raisins as a wish for a sweet year.<br \/>\nHere is a link to children\u2019s games and activities to celebrate the holiday.  It includes information, art projects, crafts, stories and recipes:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chabad.org\/kids\/article_cdo\/aid\/354744\/jewish\/Roshe-Hashanah.htm\">http:\/\/www.chabad.org\/kids\/article_cdo\/aid\/354744\/jewish\/Rosh-Hashanah.htm<\/a><br \/>\nRosh Hashanah  is celebrated for two days, Monday September 17th and Tuesday September 18th.  The two day holiday will begin at sundown on Sunday evening.<br \/>\nWe wish all of our Jewish host families, au pairs, and friends a very Happy Holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ri\/2012\/09\/17\/happy-new-year\/image003-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1454\"><\/a> Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish Holiday commonly referred to as the Jewish New Year. It is observed on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. 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