Is Rosh Hashanah A Holiday of Awe Or Celebration?
There is something bizarre about the holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Since it marks the New Year, a new beginning, it is, for most of us, a time of anticipation and joy. Furthermore, although the davening (prayer) is longer than usual, the synagogues tend to fill up with far more people than the numbers that typically frequent them during the year.
