Happy New Year - 5764
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 4:47 pm
I'm of the Christian faith, not Judaism. But some of you might be celebrating Rosh Hashanah tonight at sundown. So, Shana Tovah to ya! 
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Happy New Year - 5764
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 4:49 pm
It's the year 5764 in that religion? Wow... time flies.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 4:50 pm
LOL! Yeah, if I did my math right.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 7:59 am
Just a question - is that number (5764) supposed to be indicative of how old the earth is? 
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:19 am
Nope, it's based on the Jewish calendar and how old their faith is. Kinda like how ours is based on the years since Christ's birth.
If I understand correctly, they don't quite celebrate this "new year" as rowdy as we all do on 1/1. It's a religious holiday and they don't work today (the holiday officially began at sundown last night, as do all Jewish holidays). The greeting "Shana tova" is an abbreviated version of a longer greeting in Hebrew. It means something like "May your name be inscribed in the book in the coming year." That's based on the belief that God starts a new book every year and includes in it the names of those who will live and those who will have a good life. Those who aren't in the book will die or have a bad life.
Like I said, I'm not Jewish, so I the details are fuzzy to me.
If I understand correctly, they don't quite celebrate this "new year" as rowdy as we all do on 1/1. It's a religious holiday and they don't work today (the holiday officially began at sundown last night, as do all Jewish holidays). The greeting "Shana tova" is an abbreviated version of a longer greeting in Hebrew. It means something like "May your name be inscribed in the book in the coming year." That's based on the belief that God starts a new book every year and includes in it the names of those who will live and those who will have a good life. Those who aren't in the book will die or have a bad life.
Like I said, I'm not Jewish, so I the details are fuzzy to me.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:47 am
This certainly is interesting. I love learning about things that are unfamiliar to me. Thanks for sharing Duck.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:59 pm
Thanks for the info, GD.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 1:14 pm
mrschad wrote:This certainly is interesting. I love learning about things that are unfamiliar to me. Thanks for sharing Duck.
Me too!
You're welcome, Jenn and JCT.