Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Deborah Heiligman

Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur examines how these Jewish High Holy Days are celebrated worldwide. Rosh Hashanah, known as the Jewish New Year, is a time for reflection and resolution. On Yom Kippur, also called the Day of Atonement, Jews fast, pray, and ask God’s forgiveness for their sins. Deborah Heiligman’s lively first-person text introduces readers to the sounding of the shofar, the holidays’ greeting cards, prayers, and special foods. Rabbi Shira Stern’s informative note puts the High Holy Days into wider historical and cultural context for parents and teachers

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  • canada .ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2026/09/statement-by-minister-miller-on-yom-kippur.html (‘ Marc Miller : …“This evening, at sunset, Jewish communities in Canada and around the world will come together to mark the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the Hebrew calendar.A time for reflection, forgiveness and renewal, Yom Kippur marks the culmination of the Ten Days of Repentance that begin with 📹Rosh Hashanah. It is a time to reflect on the past year, acknowledge our mistakes, seek reconciliation and look toward the future. For many, fasting, prayer, acts of kindness and time spent with loved ones give special meaning to these 25 hours of introspection… ‘)