Rosh Hashana, the Day of Blowing
Why is Rosh Hashana considered the new year? The Torah only says that Rosh Hashana is a day to blow the horn. What is the background of the Rosh Hashana customs.
You’re unmistaken that the Torah itself does not signal that day Rosh Hashana, rather ‘The day of Blowing’. However, our Sages had a tradition passed down from Moses that on the 1st day of the Jewish month of Tishrei (Rosh Hashana) every year, the world is judged by G-d regarding the coming year; in other words, on that day, G-d determines what blessings and curses the next 12 months will bring. The Rabbis soon after called it the New Year considering of that new judgement.
Sincerely,
Ari Lobel
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