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High Holy Days begin on Wednesday with Rosh Hashana

Rosh Hashana marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day season that ends with Yom Kippur.

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, starts at sundown on Wednesday and continues through Friday evening.

It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day season that ends with Yom Kippur.

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Known as “The Days of Awe,” Judaism’s High Holy Days provide a mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews around the world. The devout reflect about the mistakes and errors in judgment made during the past year. It is a time to forgive and to ask forgiveness from friends and family.

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In many Jewish communities across the U.S., special services are planned in conjunction with the Oct. 7 anniversary.

Rosh Hashana

The Rosh Hashana is a time of prayer, but also of joy, according to chabad.org.

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It’s a time for festive meals, which traditionally include fish, wine and an apple dipped in honey to symbolize a sweet new year.

Eating the first fruit of the season or preparing a dish not eaten at any other time acknowledges the newness of the year.

Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year, according to chabad.org. It is a day of fasting from food and drink from sundown to sundown. This year, Yom Kippur will be observed from around sunset Oct. 11, until after nightfall Oct. 12.

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The meal before the fast is traditionally bland, unsalted and light to minimize thirst. The meal to break the fast at sundown is often a breakfast of eggs, bagels and salty food such as herring dishes and smoked salmon.

This article includes material from Dallas Morning News archives.

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