The Symbolism of the Colour White on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

October 2, 2013 by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

The colour white is central to the celebration of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The normal-coloured curtain of the Ark, Parochet, is replaced with a white curtain. The normal-coloured mantles of the Sifrei Torah are changed and covered with white mantles and the Bimah is covered with a beautiful white cloth. In many Orthodox synagogues, […]

Tashlich

December 28, 2012 by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

TASHLICH One of the most well-known customs, which we observe on Rosh Hashanah, or in the days before Yom Kippur, is the practice of the ceremony of Tashlich. It originates from a speech delivered by the Prophet Micah, who lived in the eighth century BCE. He said: Who is a God like you, who […]