Are all religions the same?

Questions

• How do people of the Jewish faith celebrate the New Year?

• When do Jews celebrate their New Year?

• What are the customs and traditions of the Jewish New year?

• What is the significance of the Jewish New Year?

• Our group, the Bluebells have been learning about different religions.

• We have created this presentation focusing on how the Jews celebrate their New year.

The Jewish New Year starts in Autumn in the Jewish month of Tishri.

The new year in January is a time for partying, but the Jewish New Year has a different mood

Jewish people go to the synagogue to pray, and spend time with their families.

The shofar, a ram’s horn, is blown in the synagogue

It is like a wake up call, reminding people to think about the past year

They think about making themselves better people and the world a better place in the year ahead.

They pray for a sweet new year and eat apple dipped in honey.

On the Sabbath Jewish people usually eat plaited loaves, called challah, but on Rosh Hashanah the loaves are round.

They send greetings cards which say “Shana Tova”, “Happy New Year”.

Conclusion

• We have learnt a lot about the Jewish religion.

• All religions are not the same.

• Each religion celebrates the New year differently and at different times of the year.

• Religions have different traditions that they follow.