Rosh Hashanah Prayers

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  • Rosh Hashanah means "head of the year" and is the Jewish New Year. The occasion is a time for introspection .http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/area-jews-to-mark-rosh-hashana-friday-night-1.1457707 The U­netanah tokef is a very meaningful that prayer that is recited during Rosh Hashanah. It begins with “On Rosh Hashanah it is inscribed, And on Yom Kippur it is sealed. How many shall pass away and how many shall be born,Who shall live and who shall die..."http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/september-11-2009/jewish-high-holidays/4177/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gahl-eden-sasson/what-is-rosh-hashanah-and_b_288150.html

    Another major prayer during Rosh Hashanah is the Tashlich; the prayers are recited near a body of water to represent the "casting away" of sins.http://www.chabad.org/holidays/JewishNewYear/template_cdo/aid/4838/jewish/Cast-Away-Sins.htm

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