Not Jewish, but may I wish all a Shana Tovah? I Cr 13:8a, Love never fails !?

Certainly! May I share about the Jewish New Year from a newsletter I subscribe to?

L'Shanah Tovah

May you have a blessed Jewish New Year 5777!

"On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets

[Yom Teruah]." (Numbers 29:1)

Biblically speaking, Rosh HaShanah is called Yom Teruah, the day of sounding the shofar. (Leviticus 23:24)

Holiday Traditions

One of the best known symbols of the Jewish New Year is dipping apples in honey. This wonderful Rosh HaShanah tradition symbolizes our hope that the new year will be sweet.

Apples are not the only fruit eaten during Rosh HaShanah.

Tomorrow night, on the second night of this high holy day, we will eat pomegranates. One explanation for the tradition of eating this fruit is that it was once thought to have 613 seeds, which reminds us of the Torah's 613 commandments.

The pomegranate, therefore, symbolizes our hope that our actions will be in line with the Word of God and that our righteous deeds will increase in the year to come.

May all have a happy, healthy, and sweet Jewish New Year!

"With trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn [shofar]—shout for joy

before the LORD, the King." (Psalm 98:6)

"Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon." (Isaiah 58:10)

Yes, you can. I'm sure they will appreciate your thoughtfulness.