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The Jewish calendar is filled with holidays that vary significantly. All of them are unique in some way, and each one adds a spiritual dimension to a Jew’s life. What is the secret of Rosh Hashanah? For starters, Rosh Hashanah is Jewish New Years. And while that may sound strange, it really is very straight forward. Simply put, Rosh Hashanah is the start of the year.  But the similarities end there because Judaism has a completely different view of New Years. Awesomeness of Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah is a happy day, but it is also a serious time. We have a long-standing tradition that on Rosh Hashanah Hashem judges the world. All the events of the year, whether good or bad, are preordained on Rosh Hashanah day, making it truly a day of judgment. Day of judgment  -   Unlike other holidays, Rosh Hashanah is tremendously impactful on the rest of the year. Who will live, who will die? Which countries will be at peace, and which will have war? Now the decrees ...

According to the Jewish tradition, creation began on the twenty-fifth of Elul, five days before Rosh Hashana. The sixth day of creation – the day that man came into existence – was the first day of Tishrei (Rosh Hashana). In the Mussaf liturgy of Rosh Hashana we read: This day [is the anniversary of] the start of Your work, a remembrance of the first day. While the birthday of creation took place five days prior, the first day of mankind was on Rosh Hashana . Because the purpose of creation is man, the work of G-d is considered to have begun on this day. Thus, we begin each year a new on man’s birthday. Read here original story