Jewish New Year History
It is the first of the jewish high holy days י מ ים נו ר א ים yamim nora im.
Jewish new year history. The jewish year 5 779 already began three months previously on the evening of september 9 2018. January the first will begin the christian calendar year 2019. The rise of each new moon was determined by a rabbinic council in jerusalem and later in yavne based on witness accounts.
The jewish calendar is based on the lunar cycle. Messengers would then be sent through the land delivering the news to the populace that the new month had begun. The jewish new year rosh hashanah takes place in the month of tishri september and october on the gregorian calendar and commemorates the anniversary of creation.
This year it falls on the 18th a powerful number in the jewish religion. Days of awe specified by leviticus 23 23 32. 18 signifies life and represents being alive.
Tonight begins the jewish new year rosh hashanah 2020 in the year 5781. I am not superstitious but this augury at this moment affected me.