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CNN has posted a history of bias against Sikhs - more reason for people to learn about religions before they attack anyone:...
Sikh temple shooting unfolding, learn about Sikhism here: http://t.co/A0ltLLIm
Sikh temple shooting unfolding, learn about Sikhism here: http://t.co/l3KrAJZf
Hackers group Anonymous takes down Vatican website: http://t.co/B6lbGAVp
WGN-TV calls doomsday prophecies "an illusion": http://t.co/mv8Gzyw7
RT @graceishuman: Really,? Asking people JUST LEAVING the service how they felt about it? Tacky, tacky, inappropriate
Whitney Houston's funeral service really took the world to church. Love Pastor Winans' honesty, very moving.
#teacher ? Here are appropriate responses to situations with your Jehovah's Witness student: http://t.co/A6UfqcgH
#Teachers: Want to know why your Jehovah's Witness student won't say the pledge and how to respond? http://t.co/EIdlgDwW
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Beginning at sundown tonight, Jews around the world will commemorate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Work is not allowed on this high holiday.
Scripture in the Torah called for observance of this day:
On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets. – Numbers 29:1
Jews also believe that God renders a judgment on Rosh Hashanah, looking out their good and bad deeds from the last year and determining their fate over the course of the coming year. That fate is then sealed on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
In other words, Jews get a chance between the two holidays to right their wrongs. Then on Yom Kippur, it’s time to repent for sins and commit to doing right from now on.
Did you say New Year?
Yes. The Jewish calendar is different from the typical Gregorian calendar. It is based on the lunar cycle with months like Nissan, Iyar, Sivan, and so on. Learn more about the Jewish calendar online.
When is Yom Kippur?
Typically, Yom Kippur falls 10 days after Rosh Hashanah. This year, Jews will observe Yom Kippur on October 9.
