In short
Rosh Hashanah, the head of the year, is the two day Jewish new year that opens the Ten Days of Return leading to Yom Kippur. Tradition gives the day five names, each describing a different dimension: the head of the year, the day of the shofar, the day of remembrance, the day of judgment and the day the world was created.
Hi beautiful friends, and welcome new friends!
Tonight starts a special 48 hour portal, or in less spiritual terms, a window of opportunity to create tangible change and transformation in your life.
When a Yom Tov, a holiday, falls on Shabbat, it is extra special and powerful - it’s like two different kinds of spiritual time converging.
The Day that Defines the Year
Rosh Hashanah literally means
“the head of the year.”
And just as the head directs the body, the consciousness we bring into these days shapes the year ahead.
These are days of intention, introspection and prayer.
Days of becoming still enough to listen.
Days of settling into the consciousness with which we want to enter the year.
Jewish Time Is Different
Jewish time is experienced differently from the “linear” time of the Gregorian calendar.
Time for us - is a spiral.
So Rosh Hashanah is not simply the Jewish January.
It is not just the start of a new year.
It is the day that
resets time
. It is a day where we are judged and our future year is “architectured”. (Yes that is a word)
The Five Dimensions of the Day
Rosh Hashanah has
five names
.
Why does one holiday need so many names?
Because Rosh Hashanah is not just one thing. Each name reveals another layer of the day - and another invitation for how we are meant to enter it.
Rosh Hashanah - The Head of the Year (The classic name)
The consciousness we choose to define the year.
Yom Teruah - The Day of Shofar Blowing
Using sound to awaken ourselves to our Essence Identity.
Yom HaZikaron - The Day of Remembrance
The day we remember our relationship with the Creator, Hashem - how deeply and unconditionally we are loved, that we each have our unique role, and are accountable for our souls mission.
Yom HaDin - The Day of Judgment
The day that shines light and judgment on every thought, word, and action of the previous year.
Yom Harat HaOlam - The Day the World Was Created
The birth of the world.
Born Again
Rosh Hashana is compared to a birth.
And the shofar almost sounds like the cries of a birthing mother.
The shofar bypasses the intellect. It calls something deeper in us to awaken.
On Rosh Hashanah, a new year is being born again.
And so are we.
It is not all about YOU!
Rosh Hashanah isn’t just
my
spiritual reset.
The prayers repeatedly use
“we,” “us,” and “our.”
We enter this year as part of a people, a family, a community, and ultimately, humanity.
A new year for the soul.
A new cycle for the land.
A renewal of creation.
Okay, This Is All Very Nice…
What am I actually meant to do and focus on for these 48 hours?
So first…
Guard the atmosphere. (If you can observe the Yom Tov amazing - if not a digital detox)
Less distraction, gossip, and noise. More prayer, presence, family, Torah, and gratitude.
Pray for the year you want.
Get specific and feel worthy of receiving.
Teshuvah - Return.
Look honestly at the past year. Choose one or two concrete changes rather than dozens of resolutions.
Watch your speech.
Avoid gossip, arguments, criticism, and negativity. Speak blessing, encouragement, and Torah.
Choose what leads you.
Make Hashem and your
Tikkun
the center.
Practice gratitude.
Eat the festive meal. Notice the blessings already present. Thank Hashem specifically for what you have.
I wrote women, but its for all of us.
My Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur EBook is here 🤍
140 pages of wisdom, reflections and prompts to make this time meaningful and spiritually connected. Use it alone, share it at the table… learn from it with a friend or family member. Gift it. Enjoyyyyy
The Calendar - Life Planner ✨
This isn’t really a “calendar”...
It is a life companion
. A planner, a journal, and a spiritual guide, it gives us access to the Hebrew year as a template for transformation. It changed my life, and I am so grateful to share it with you. Now it the perfect time to get it, it also makes a lovely gift.
Shabbat Shalom and Shana Tova beautiful people.
For those of you who do not know there is a colelction of YouTube videos for Rosh Hashana on my channel.
Written by Yarin Weltsman (Queen Yarin)
About Yarin →Questions people ask
What is Rosh Hashanah?+
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year, literally the head of the year. It marks the creation of the world and begins the ten days of return that end on Yom Kippur.
Why is the shofar blown on Rosh Hashanah?+
The shofar is a wake up call that bypasses the intellect. One of the day's names, Yom Teruah, means the day of sounding the shofar.
What should I actually do on Rosh Hashanah?+
Guard the atmosphere of the day, pray specifically for the year you want, look honestly at the year that passed and choose one or two real changes, watch your speech, and eat the festive meal with gratitude.
