Happy Rosh Hashanah!!

Last night we celebrated Rosh Hashanah. The kids and I decided awhile ago to learn about the Biblical Holydays and to begin observing them. Rosh Hashanah actually started on September 29th at sundown, but we didn't know that, so we started our celebrations yesterday. The kids made shofars and blew them all evening. Giving Mikaela and Mekhi one was not the best idea in the world, because those things were noisy. We made them out of paper plates and construction paper. Then we wedged a party horn inside of them. Imagine the noise! The picture shows our table set for dinner. We made apple challah (recipe from Tammy's Recipes), and it was so good. It tastes like cinnamon rolls with apple spice. We did the whole traditional dipping it in honey. too. Mikaela wrapped ribbons around the chairs to "help" decorate. Then we played board games until 11pm. I figure since the Bible doesn't tell us how to celebrate this Holy Day except for blowing the shofar, we would make our own traditions. Rosh Hashanah ends today at sundown. So today we are going to study the Bible together and make ice cream sandwiches. If you get a chance, do yourself a favor and check out the link for Rosh Hashanah. The site outlines all of the Holy Days. It is such a blessing to see Jesus in these days that have been depicted as something wholly Jewish and anti-christain.


"it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings." Leviticus 23:31