Rosh Hashana

Male Yael in the Negev. Image: depositphotos.com

Ancient Jews Music 16: The music of the temple is organized in connection with the holidays (Third) - the Shofar

The shofar that stars on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur was a central instrument among the wind instruments in a temple. next to the trumpets. He was converted from his previous roles as an announcer of important events - coronations of kings and wars and became
The treasures of the temple are immortalized on the Gate of Titus in Rome. From Wikishare

Ancient Jews Music 12: Those who blow the trumpet and the shofar

We have already discussed the importance of the body known as "the funeral cadets". We will point here to another body called "the flowers of the priesthood". The flowers of the priesthood took a particularly prominent place in the issue of Yom Kippur, because in this ceremony
Miriam's Song, painting by James Tissot. Public Domain. From Wikipedia

Am Yisrael Sing II: vocal and holistic music

Holistic and vocal music occupied a very important place in the biblical period and it is a matter of emphasis - the absence of a prominent and unique connection to worship specifically. The poetry that was common was secular and it included songs of sand, wine, feasting and debauchery. Here
The status of the audience in Jerusalem in ancient times. Illustration: depositphotos.com

the egg or the chicken? Reflection between holidays

What came before what - the "Hagg" in the opening score, or the "Hagg" in the Kametz score? The first - discusses a celebration, a time of joy on the occasion of a certain event and the second a somewhat geometric action, that is - drawing a circle, circle, circle
Zodiac mosaic - Beit Alpha Synagogue - sixth century

Hebrew calendar. is that so?

Today's Hebrew calendar is actually the Babylonian calendar. In the days of the First Temple, the months were called by names such as Eitanim and Bol
Baroque fresco of the creation of the world in the church kostel Svaté Voršily by Jan Jakub Stevens ze Steinfelsu (1707).

Things that donors know: why exactly 5781?

Chaim wonders: How did they decide that the world was created exactly 5781 years ago?
The farmers are dealing with another variety of diseases, fungi and other pests, and that's even before we talked about the bad weather. Without spraying, proper watering, pruning and shaping the tree and thinning the fruit, the harvest would have been much poorer, and it is doubtful that there would have been enough beautiful, reddish apples for the holiday table. Photo: Barn Images

Who guards our apple?

"Happy New Year" greeting cards at a booth in the Ben Yehuda pedestrian mall, 17/9/2009. Photo: Moshe Milner, CEO

Rosh Hashanah and political rebellion

A bumble bee sucks nectar and in the process pollinates a flower. Photo: shutterstock

Everything is honey (but only for now)

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Rosh Hashanah to Ilan, aka Shabbati Zvi