"September always feel more like the start of a new year and a clean slate for me than January. A throwback to the muscle memories of my own back-to-school, reinforced by my children's, and the landmark of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), all bring thoughts of hope and intension-setting for a positive year ahead. It doesn't hurt that my birthday, a personal new year of sorts, is in late August."
"Rosh Hashanah, like all Jewish holidays, is based on the lunar calendar, rather than the Gregorian one. This can mean ringing in the new year anywhere from late August until early October, with Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, falling just 10 days later. Together, they are referred to as the High Holy Days. It's is a special time in the Jewish calendar, filled with reflection and intension setting, forgiveness, family, and of course food."
September often feels like a new year and a clean slate, reinforced by back-to-school rhythms, children's schedules, and the arrival of Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah follows the lunar calendar and can fall between late August and early October, with Yom Kippur occurring ten days later; together they form the High Holy Days. The period centers on reflection, intention setting, forgiveness, family, and symbolic foods such as honey. Yom Kippur begins with a 25-hour fast devoted to deep reflection. Families break the fast with comforting dishes and longstanding traditions like making kreplach, Ashkenazi dumplings filled with minced beef and onions, fried and served.
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