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When is the Jewish New Year

When-is-the-Jewish-New-YearThe Jewish New Year Time And Traditions

Different ethnic groups celebrate holidays which are foreign to other cultures because they have not studied them or asked the practitioners what they are about. Most people around the world follow the Gregorian calendar as a practical matter to maintain the world on a consistent time. However, most peoples also have their own traditions as far as when the New Year is, what it symbolizes and what year they are celebrating. Most of the New Year celebrations begin at a marked time (the Gregorian stems loosely from the birth of Christ) and marks time since that event. The Jewish New Year is no different.

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Jewish New Year E-Cards

Jewish-New-Year-E-CardsNew Years Greetings via the E-Card

Happy New Year! For all of you celebrating the Jewish New Year have a happy and healthy celebration. If you are like most you have received a plethora of New Year's cards. Some of these cards have been serious, some have been funny, some have even been sad but also, some of them probably came to you through a different delivery method than they use to...some came to you online. In face not only did your Rosh Hashanah cards come to you online but they were not just emails wishing you a good day, they were cards that were simply sent to you online. Welcome to the world of e-cards. In this case, Jewish New Year's E-cards.

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Mommy Bloggers

Mommy BloggersThe Job of Being Mommy

Moms all over the world, who have a handle on the most important work of their lives and a way with words have created a fabulous alternative to "going to work".  The new option requires an internet (preferrably broadband) connection and a decent computer and allows them to remain at home with their children rather than accepting that prime role without compensation.  What keeps these moms smiling all day as they juggle the many faces of motherhood?  Blogging about it!

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Six Sweets for the Jewish New Year

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A Tradition In Sweets For A Sweet New Year

The Jewish New Year is a ten day celebration and time of introspection that is honored throughout the world. Ethnic Jews as well as those who practice the variant forms of Judaism, gather, with their families, on the 29th of Elul (either late September or early October) to remember accomplishments and deeds of the passing year and wish each other a "Good New Year."

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The Long Christmas Dinner

The-Long-Christmas-DinnerWatching a Family Through Its Prime into Old Age, the Ninety Year Span

There are many holiday plays and musicals that have been written specifically about Christmas.  For some it is all about the holiday frivolity for others it is all about the music and history of the day.  The Long Christmas Dinner is a bit different.  It is the brainchild of the American novelist Thornton Wilder who wrote it back in 1931.  It is a one act play that has proven to be pretty difficult to act out from the performer's perspective and there are reasons for this difficulty.

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Broadway Musical Pictures

Broadway Musical Pictures

Broadway and The Big Screen Cross the Artistic Bridge

Hollywood big screen movies versus the thrill of a live Broadway show...the huge success of a live performance on Broadway doesn't always necessarily translate on to the big screen.  The result can be an infamous box office smash failure. Why do some spectacular live shows make the Hollywood cut, but others flop miserably? And what of the reverse, with Hollywood movies that are perhaps destined for a special place in Broadway history? Broadway Musical Pictures; love them or hate them; they're here to stay!

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