1 Tishrei 5779
10 September 2018
Shana Tovah!
10 Ways To Know It Is Rosh Hashana In Israel
As we celebrate the holiday here in Israel, we at israelstreet send you the warmest regards on this Rosh Hashana. As you can see from the above date, we have now entered the year 5779 which we all hope will be one of good health, great happiness, and wonderful prosperity.
For today’s blog, your humble servant is merely going to give you ten signs that let you know that Rosh Hashana is coming or has arrived–here in Israel.
With no further ado, here are the ten:
1. Before the holiday comes, there is a palpably frantic atmosphere as everyone rushes to buy last minute items–especially food for the table or gifts for loved ones.
2. The streets become an even more chaotic scene than usual with drivers making illegal u-turns, partially and fully parking on sidewalks, or just stopping out in the street to get out of their cars and run into the nearest overcrowded store.
3. The supermarkets are packed–particularly the fruit section where there is a run on pomegranates, apples, dates which are all part of the Rosh Hashana dinner meal. “Get there early or go home empty-handed” is the national mantra.
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4. The bakeries are packed. Yesterday, I saw people carrying out suitcases full of challah, pita, and various pastry items. Yes suitcases.
5. There are suddenly flower stands everywhere–at the local grocery store, in shopping malls, and on street corners.
6. The Chabad car lets us know. Of course, the Chabad car runs through the cities each Friday to let us know precisely when Shabbat starts, but the man inside is particularly happy to let us know over his bullhorn when the holiday will begin to the minute.
7. This afternoon, your humble servant saw a large group of very orthodox Jews walking out to the seashore in front of our house here in Ashdod. Once there, they shook out their pockets and symbolically cast their sins into the water shake out one’s pockets and symbolically cast one’s sins into the water in a ceremony called Tashlich. As they did so, one of their cohort blew the shofar.
8. If you happen to pass by a guava tree (we have one on our street), you will notice that the fruit is all suddenly ripening–traditionally it falls to the ground on Yom Kippur.
9. Ben Gurion airport is a mess. To get into or out of as hundreds of thousands of Israelis are either returning home for the holiday or taking off for a vacation.
10. On the two days of Rosh Hashana (remember it’s a two day holiday), life slows down after the freneticism noted above. There is no public transport, and families just spend the time bonding….and eating…and eating some more.
Again, we at israelstreet wish you the happiest of holidays!
Shana Tovah!!
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.