Synagogues observe New Year

Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur bookend a time of repentance

By Pat Gee

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 15, 2012

~~<p>Beginning Sunday and over the next week and a half, Temple Emanu-El and Chabad of Hawaii, Honolulu's two main synagogues, will observe Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. Events are open to the public.</p>
<p>Rosh Hashana is a two-day holiday that falls on Monday and Tuesday this year. But since Jews follow a lunar calendar, a day actually starts at sunset the previous day, meaning the two-day period begins Sunday.</p>
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Beginning Sunday and over the next week and a half, Temple Emanu-El and Chabad of Hawaii, Honolulu's two main synagogues, will observe Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. Events are open to the public.

Rosh Hashana is a two-day holiday that falls on Monday and Tuesday this year. But since Jews follow a lunar calendar, a day actually starts at sunset the previous day, meaning the two-day period begins Sunday. Login for more...