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Erin Swanson-Davies Emerald Boris Dolin sits on the steps of the Hillel House blowing a horn known as a shofar. Tra ditionally the shofar was used to call villagers to services. Now, less frequently used, it is blown in ceremonies for the Rosh Hashanah holiday. Holiday continued from page 1 Rosh Hashanah itself isn’t solely meant to celebrate the New Year. It has a four-fold meaning. It is the Jewish New Year, the Day of Judg ment, the Day of Remembrance and the Day of Shofar Blowing. Rabbi Tal Shachar of the Ahavas Torah synagogue, fiugene’s Ortho dox congregation, said that while Rosh Hashanah is Q festive event, it is also a day of judgment and the prayers are representative of the coming new year. “It is important in deciding everything that will happen to you in the year. It is a day of repen tance,” he said. It is traditional for Rosh Hashanah to start with servic es, including a candle-lighting cere mony, Shachar said. Services will begin at Ahavas Torah,, located at 3800 Ferry St., at 6:37 p.m. Canar said that people who have passed away are always remem bered during Rosh Hashanah. There are special memorial services that are held and candles that are lit. The traditions of Rosh Hashanah also include the blowing of the sho far, a ram's horn. Shachar said the shofar is sounded 100 times to rep resent the acceptance of the begin ning of the High Holy Days. • On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Shachar said, Jews visit a body of water to symbolically cast away their sins into the water. There are traditional greetings each day and families gather together for the holiday meals. Sophomore art major Nancy Rhodes said the first night's meal usually begins with apples dipped in honey, which symbolize sweet ness and blessings for a sweet year ahead. Challah, the bread usually paten on the Sabbath, is baked in a circle as a wish that the coming year will roll around smoothly without sor row. It is also dipped in honey be fore eating. Rhodes, along with other Jewish students, including junior unde clared major Stacey Schwartz, share the belief that it is harder to make time for Rosh Hashanah be cause as students, they are no longer living with immediate fami ly “You are not forced to do certain things, such as going to syna gogue,” Schwartz said. Despite the distance from loved ones, the holiday still holds value CC It is important in de ciding everything that will happen to you in the year. It is a day of repentance. TalShachar Rabbi, Ahavasa Torah synagogue for the Jewish community on cam pus. “Rosh Hashanah is one of the most important holidays of the year,” said Stephanie-Yellin, the Jewish Campus Service Corps Fel low at Hillel. “It is an intense peri od of reflection and introspection.” Personally, Yellin said, Rosh Hashanah is influential because her life has changed so much in the past year. “I graduated from college. I moved 3,000 miles away. I started my first job out of college and I'm meeting all these new people,” she said. “It's really hard not being with my family for Rosh Hashanah.” Yellin said that she feels it is nec essary for Hillel to provide a “home away from home” for students as they ring in the Jewish New Year. y/e*/ fti*. esfer'esce.. Don't miss out. Work for your college paper. For more information on how to freelance for tjte Oregon Daily Emer^ <jajl J46 I / Make it Happen! Free Services The following workshops are offered most terms and are designed to help you make positive health changes. Call 346-4456 for more information. Smoking Cessation Weight Management Vegetarian Cooking Sports Nutrition V OU ARE WHAT YOU EAT...GET A FREE ^ NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS! Too many calories? Not enough calcium or iron? Let us help you find the answers. If you are concerned and/or curious about the nutrient breakdown of your diet then NAP is for you. 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