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Jewish New Year Begins at Sundown on Wednesday
The year 5774 according to the Jewish calendar begins with services Wednesday evening and Thursday morning at area congregations.
The Jewish new year celebration, known as Rosh Hashanah, begins at sundown on Wednesday with services at area congregations.
Rosh Hashanah means lliterally "head of the year" in Hebrew. It marks the beginning of a 10-day period of prayer, self-examination, and repentance ending with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This year is 5774 in the Jewish calendar.
- Shul by the Shore - Festive Rosh Hashanah Dinner at 7:45 p.m. Get more information here.
- Chabad of Los Alamitos- Get more information on Rosh Hashanah and events here
- Temple Beth Shalom in Long Beach- Erev Rosh Hashanah service at 7:30 p.m. Get more information here.
- Surf City Synagogue- Erev Rosh Hashanah at 7:45 p.m., 1st Day Service on Thursdayat 9:30 a.m.
Many congregations celebrate one day of Rosh Hashanah, while others observe two days.
One practice associated with Rosh Hashanah is Tashlich, a ceremony in which Jews symbolically cast away their sins by tossing pieces of bread into a body of water.
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