Rosh Hashanah - The New Jewish Year

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.

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