Shana Tova!
Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה, literally “head of the year,” Biblical: IPA: [ˈɾoʃ haʃːɔˈnɔh], Israeli: [ˈʁoʃ haʃaˈna], Yiddish: [ˈroʊʃ hɑˈʃɔnə]) is a Jewish holiday commonly referred to as the “Jewish New Year.” It is observed on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, as ordained in the Torah, in Leviticus 23:24. Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim (“Days of Awe”), or Asseret Yemei Teshuva (The Ten Days of Repentance) which are days specifically set aside to focus on repentance that conclude with the holiday of Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is the start of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar (one of four “new year” observances that define various legal “years” for different purposes). It is the new year for people, animals, and legal contracts. The Mishnah also sets this day aside as the new year for calculating calendar years and sabbatical (shmita) and jubilee (yovel) years. Rosh Hashanah commemorates the creation of man whereas five days earlier, on 25 of Elul, marks the first day of creation.
Source: wikipedia
Happy New Year back atcha, Susan, and to chess players everywhere.
That is great Susan!!!!
Thanks and Shana Tova to you and your dear ones and to all the dear chesss comunity.
Best wishes
A. Weiler
P.S. The moslem celebration of the end of the Ramadan occurs this year exactly on the same date as the Jewish new year. So “Id Said “(arabic to Happy holiday ) to all moslems espicially to the chess players among them
Shana Tova Susan from Calgary Canada. I wish I could play chess with 1% of your skill. GO GIRL!!!
Shana Tova uMetuka, Susan! Are you going to synagogue for the high holidays?