Hope you enjoyed the Equinox, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors:
Haikai Challenge Participants| 1. Dwight L. Roth 2. Tessa 3. Reena Saxena 4. Jane Dougherty 5. Pat R 6. Xenia Tran | 7. Xenia Tran (2) 8. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 9. Janice 10. Jules 11. Deborah 12. Jade Li/Lisa | 13. joem18b 14. Revived Writer 15. Linda Lee Lyberg 16. Jane Dougherty 17. Kerfe Roig |
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Ultreya!
Well, this week I’ve had an unprecedented delay, haven’t I? Forgive me, dear haijin: I’ve enjoyed this weekend! With good reason, for Rosh Hashanah 2019 began at sundown on Sunday!
Rosh Hashanahย (Hebrew:ย ืจึนืืฉื ืึทืฉึธึผืื ึธื), literally meaning the “head [of] the year”, is theย Jewishย New Year. Theย biblicalย name for this holiday isย Yom Teruahย (ืืึนื ืชึฐึผืจืึผืขึธื), literally “day of shouting or blasting”. It is the first of the Jewishย High Holy Daysย (ืึธืึดืื ื ืึนืจึธืึดืืย Yamim Nora’im. “Days of Awe”) specified byย Leviticus 23:23โ32ย that occur in the early autumn of the Northern Hemisphere.
Rosh Hashanah is a two-day celebration that begins on the first day ofย Tishrei, which is the seventh month of theย ecclesiastical year. In contrast to the ecclesiastical year, where the first monthย Nisan, the Passover month, marks Israel’s exodus from Egypt, Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the civil year, according to the teachings of Judaism, and is the traditional anniversary of the creation ofย Adam and Eve, the first man and woman according to the Hebrew Bible, and the inauguration of humanity’s role in God’s world. According to one secular opinion, the holiday owes its timing to the beginning of the economic year in Southwestย Asiaย and Northeastย Africa, marking the start of the agricultural cycle.[2]
Rosh Hashanah customs include sounding theย shofarย (a cleaned-out ram’s horn), as prescribed in theย Torah, following the prescription of the Hebrew Bible to “raise a noise” onย Yom Teruah. Its rabbinical customs include attending synagogue services and reciting special liturgy aboutย teshuva, as well as enjoying festive meals. Eating symbolic foods is now a tradition, such as apples dipped in honey, hoping to evoke a sweet new year.
Let’s say “Shana Tovah!” to our Jewish brothers and sisters this week. Write the haikai poem (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) of your choice that alludes to Rosh Hashanah!
As always:
Hereโs how the challenge works:
1. write the haikai poem of your choice.
2. post the link of your post to Mister Linky.
3. pingback by posting the link to the challenge on your site.
4. read and comment on other contributorsโ posts.
Shana Tovah! Happy New Year! Let’s make it a sweet one, haijin!
Frank J. Tassone 
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