Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)

By David Brown
Guest Writer
"The sounding of the shofar is related to the Messianic theme, and in one tradition, Rosh Hashanah is said to be the time of the ultimate redemption."

CBN's Rosh Hashanah Special Feature

Gordon Robertson teaches on the Blowing of the Shofar

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein: Bridging Faiths

For Christians, Israel is the place where the biblical drama unfolded, where it will be completed, as well as where Jesus walked. For Jews, Israel is the center of the world. For both, it is the Promised Land.

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"My initial response is history: in the name of Jesus, we’ve seen the Inquisition, we’ve seen the Crusades, we have read from church fathers anti-Semitic statements ... so, the response today is why would I want to believe in Jesus?"

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C. Hart
CBN News Middle East Correspondent
The focus for Bible believers is that it is the day the trumpet is sounded, heralding the coming of the expected Messiah.

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Passover

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Tishah B'Av

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Purim or Lots

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Shavu'ot, Weeks, or Pentecost

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Rosh Hashanah or
New Year

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• Gordon Robertson teaches on the Blowing of the Shofar
• CBN News: The Shofar Blew: Jews Mark Rosh Hashanah
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• Celebrating the 'Fall Feasts' in Israel

Yom Kippur or Atonement

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• Yom Kippur: The Most Sacred Day

Sukkot or Tabernacles

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Hanukkah or Dedication

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Israel, We are With You

"I see a greater enthusiasm and pathos on the part of Bible-believing Christians to stand with Israel and the Jewish people, in all sorts of ways: politically, financially, morally, every way. And I cannot but believe that God's Hand is in this."

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