By:Aisha and Rafia
Hi. I’m Aisha and I’m interviewing David (Also known as Mr. K). We are comparing the two High Holidays that happened this past month.
D: “Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. But it is not celebrated on January 1st, like the Gregorian, or January to December calendar. It falls on the first day of Tishrei, which is the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. It is the first of the High Holy Jews use the High Holy days to repent for things they realize they should not have done over the past year. They hope that when the “Book of Life” closes on Yom Kippur, ten days later, that they will be written favorably in it. It is our most holy time of the year.
A: “The most important thing about Ramadan is that we fast because one of our prophets starved for 30 days. Ramadan is a Muslim holiday named after the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, when Muslims do not eat or drink anything from sunrise to sunset. Fasting teaches a person patience, sacrifice and humility. During Ramadan, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and try to purify themselves through good deeds.” Ramadan is the most important of our holidays. A: “What do you guys do to celebrate Rosh Hashanah at the end?”
D: “Rosh Hashanah is a two day holiday in Canada and one day in Israel. Usually what happens is that families come together for a big dinner on the first or second night. Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown the night before the first day and ends at sundown on the second day. It is celebrated like the Jewish Sabbath, as you cannot do any “work”. No lights can be turned on or off, no fires started or electricity turned on or off, no cars driven and it is a time for prayer and self-reflection. Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, is a day where Jews fast from sundown to sundown on the tenth day of Tishrei. This is more like Ramadan, as Jews pray for atonement through repentance.”
A: Ramadan is followed by Eid, which starts when someone in the world first, for sure, sees the moon. Here in Canada, if you are a kid, you start off by skipping school.Then we go with our family to the nearest place to pray, Then we visit our familiy’s and friends’ houses and play! Then we feast!
Jews and Muslims celebrate their separate holiday, but as you can see theyare a bit different and a bit the same at the same time! They both have feasts at the end to celebrate. They both have some fasting to make people think. While the Jewish High Holidays are always in the fall, Ramadan changes it’s dates. Jews celebrate in a synagogue and Muslims celebrate in a Mosque. Thank you Mr. K. for helping me with this article.
Hi. I’m Aisha and I’m interviewing David (Also known as Mr. K). We are comparing the two High Holidays that happened this past month.
D: “Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. But it is not celebrated on January 1st, like the Gregorian, or January to December calendar. It falls on the first day of Tishrei, which is the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. It is the first of the High Holy Jews use the High Holy days to repent for things they realize they should not have done over the past year. They hope that when the “Book of Life” closes on Yom Kippur, ten days later, that they will be written favorably in it. It is our most holy time of the year.
A: “The most important thing about Ramadan is that we fast because one of our prophets starved for 30 days. Ramadan is a Muslim holiday named after the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, when Muslims do not eat or drink anything from sunrise to sunset. Fasting teaches a person patience, sacrifice and humility. During Ramadan, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and try to purify themselves through good deeds.” Ramadan is the most important of our holidays. A: “What do you guys do to celebrate Rosh Hashanah at the end?”
D: “Rosh Hashanah is a two day holiday in Canada and one day in Israel. Usually what happens is that families come together for a big dinner on the first or second night. Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown the night before the first day and ends at sundown on the second day. It is celebrated like the Jewish Sabbath, as you cannot do any “work”. No lights can be turned on or off, no fires started or electricity turned on or off, no cars driven and it is a time for prayer and self-reflection. Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, is a day where Jews fast from sundown to sundown on the tenth day of Tishrei. This is more like Ramadan, as Jews pray for atonement through repentance.”
A: Ramadan is followed by Eid, which starts when someone in the world first, for sure, sees the moon. Here in Canada, if you are a kid, you start off by skipping school.Then we go with our family to the nearest place to pray, Then we visit our familiy’s and friends’ houses and play! Then we feast!
Jews and Muslims celebrate their separate holiday, but as you can see theyare a bit different and a bit the same at the same time! They both have feasts at the end to celebrate. They both have some fasting to make people think. While the Jewish High Holidays are always in the fall, Ramadan changes it’s dates. Jews celebrate in a synagogue and Muslims celebrate in a Mosque. Thank you Mr. K. for helping me with this article.
2 comments:
Thank you. This is very helpful information for me. Lori
Thank you for your article about Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Ramadan. Learning about different religions and cultures makes me feel hopeful for the future. When we share information, things that seem very different at first (such as ways of celebrating holy days) actually have many similarities. Great article!
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