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What Year Is This On The Jewish Calendar?
2020 is an undeniably eventful year on the Jewish calendar. Although the Jewish calendar is a lunar one, composed of 12 months of 29 or 30 days each, the new year is always declared on the first day of the month of Tishrei. This year, that date was on Monday, September 28th.
Tishrei marks the start of a new cycle of festivities and traditions which all lead up to the pinnacle of the Jewish year, the holy day of Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement. The nine days preceding Yom Kippur, known as the Days of Awe, are considered a time for introspection and confession of sin, and culminate in the eight day festival of Sukkot.
Themonth of Tishrei is traditionally spent in the celebration of one of the three pilgrimage festivals – Rosh Hashana (the start of year), Yom Kippur and Sukkot. This is a time of joyous celebration, where many Jews attend services, blow shofar (ram’s horn), and partake in uniquely Jewish rituals like dipping apples into honey and eating pomegranates.
To bring a sense of self-control and temperance to the festivities, Jews observe a 25-hour fast on Yom Kippur and abstain from work on both the first two days of Rosh Hashana and the following week of Sukkot.
Finally, two joyous festivals of Chanukah and Purim follow in the last weeks of December and February, respectively, and serve as a reminder of Jewish resilience in the face of oppression and persecution.
In short, 2020 is a momentous year on the Jewish calendar, and is an opportunity to remember the core of our faith – to strive for righteousness, justice and peace.
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