It is a New Year for me
By Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129470)
Israel
September 11, 2021 11:06pm CST
Hello everyone,
Usually our Jewish Holidays that start out with our Jewish New Year start in September and end in October. This year all of them are in September. Our Jewish calendar does not change. It is the Gregorian calendar that changed so we finish those in September and start praying for rain in September so we will see when rain comes for us in winter here. We only get rain in winter so that is why we start praying when we are supposed to say to do so and this year we start in September.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
13 Sep 21
@thelme55
Thanks and it is not one big holiday but several spread out. We finished our New Years but now we go on to our Day of Atonement where we fast a long time for about 26 hours or more and we do not eat or drink unless we are unable to fast. We pray and reflect on the past year. This is our Judgment Day and G-d decides whether we live or die and then next week is another holiday with other parts to it at the end. It is a fun holiday but no Succa for us this year because really no place to put it and hopefully will have it back up next year.
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
12 Sep 21
Happy new year!!!! there is much joy in starting a new year!
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
13 Sep 21
@DocAndersen
This is the only one I celebrate. Thanks Scott.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
13 Sep 21
@DocAndersen
Since coming to live here I only celebrate our New Year and while growing up I went to the Synagogue on our New Year and Day of Atonement. I just believe in our holidays here.
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
13 Sep 21
@Hannihar i don't blame you, if you celebrated all the New Years it would be a lot!
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@averygirl72 (37726)
• Philippines
14 Sep 21
I just learned today that you are Jewish in religion. So I guess you don't have Christmas?
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@averygirl72 (37726)
• Philippines
14 Sep 21
@Hannihar Interesting religion. There's no Jewish religion in my country
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
14 Sep 21
@averygirl72
I believe there were Jews one time in your country or maybe not but it would be Jewish People. Judaism is our religion. Yes, Judaism is very important to me.
@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
14 Sep 21
@averygirl72
Did you learn that from my New Year post? Yes, I am and we have Hannuka and not Christmas. We have many holidays this time of year and then quiet for a time and then more come later on.
@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
14 Sep 21
Happy New Year and I hope you get the rain you're praying for
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@dgobucks226 (34369)
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13 Sep 21
Happy New Year and may it be a blessed one 
Hope your rain prayers are answered!
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
14 Sep 21
Happy New Year! Hope you get beneficial and safe rain. 
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
13 Sep 21
Happy New Year and I hope your prayers will be heard
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
13 Sep 21
@allknowing
Thank you for that and I hope they will be heard too.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
12 Sep 21
Happy New Year lets hope for the best
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