Happy New Year!

By Jorge Sedaca
The Jewish community worldwide will celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, beginning at sunset Friday, September 18. It is the beginning of the year 5770. This also marks the beginning of the High Holiday season which ends 10 days later with the celebration of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
The biblical basis for this celebration is actually the Feast of Trumpets (Lev. 23:24-25; Num. 29:1-6). Typically, the shofar (ram’s horn) is blown in the synagogues to mark the beginning of the new year. Apples dipped in honey are served at home to symbolize the hope of a sweet year. The traditional greeting is l’shanah tova, the wish for “a good year.”
This is a joyous occasion but also a serious one as each Jewish person begins to look inward to make an evaluation of their life. This retrospection culminates in Yom Kippur, the holiest day for the Jews, where true repentance should take place.
Please take a moment to pray for the salvation of the Jewish people. These coming days provide an excellent opportunity to engage them in spiritual conversations that can lead to sharing the Gospel. Make the Apostle Paul’s words your own, as he shares in Romans 10:1, “Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them [Jews] is for their salvation.”
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