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This file of Jewish New Year cards was donated to Wikimedia Commons by the National Library of Israel as part of a collaboration project with Wikimedia Israel . To view all images donated as part of the collaboration project
Rosh Hashanah commemorates the creation of Man. [16] In Jewish practice, the months are numbered starting with the spring month of Nisan, making Tishrei the seventh month; Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the new calendar year, is also actually the first day of the seventh month.
Schutz was born in Peekskill, New York, and is the daughter of June (née Keller) and David Polis.Her grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Russia. [1] Schutz earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rider University in 1966, where she studied English and biology.
Beginning at sundown on Friday, September 15, 2023, Jews around the world will begin to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which ends at sundown on Sunday, September 17, 2023.
Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה "Beginning of the Year") is the Jewish New Year, and falls on the first and second days of the Jewish month of Tishrei (September/October). The Mishnah, the core work of the Jewish Oral Torah, sets this day aside as the new year for calculating calendar years and sabbatical and jubilee years.
Following the tradition established by the New Year cards of Charles Chotek of Chotkow, the highest Burgrave of Bohemia (function roughly similar to a prime minister) between 1826 and 1843, Czechs and Slovaks continue to use the old French inscription pour féliciter, or "P.F.", together with the number of an upcoming year, standing for "wishing you all the happiness in the new year".
In its early years, the company geared its productions to newly arrived Orthodox Jewish immigrants who were fluent with Yiddish and Hebrew. The company produced books, educational textbooks, greeting cards, and sheet music. [2] The company also offered a range of books to assist the new immigrants with integrating into American society. [16]
In 2025, may your glass be half full—of bubbly that is! Cheers to a year where each new day is a little celebration of life! Wishing you and yours health and wealth in the new year.