Thankful Thursday - Shana Tova

Greetings, Gail-Friends!  And Shana Tovah - Happy Year.  

Today, I'm thankful for our congregation coming together on a Wednesday evening to celebrate the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah)

 

Here are a few photos from our Rosh Hashanah celebration last night.

                                                     There were 100 blasts of the shofar

It's not easy...takes lots of practice, believe me!  I rarely can make a sound.

We sang, worshipped, and remembered Hashem's commandment to observe this holy day.

Our 358 year-old Torah scroll was taken from the ark. We thanked G-d for preserving

 His Word  for our generation.

As the Torah is passing by, we keep our eyes on it.  We do not turn our backs on it.  It is a tangible lessons for how our lives are to be lived.

And then, of course, we ate apples and honey to symbolize our prayers for a blessed year ahead.

 Lots and lots of apple desserts....and always, our traditional gifelte fish!  Someone asked me what it tastes like.  I laughingly said, "Cat food."  Then added, "It's an acquired taste.  I didn't like it at first, but now I love it.  It's best (to me) with horseradish sauce.

I love this picture of Rabbi Jem, taken before the blessing of the bread and wine.

Rabbi and I wish you a blessed year ahead.  

You can learn more about Rosh Hashanah  and why we celebrate it by clicking on the subject on the right side bar of this blog.

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