Etz Chayim Synagogue, Melbourne Australia
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Rosh Hashanah    ראש השנה
Jewish New Year

Rosh Hashanah isn't just about being new, it's about making a change.
Max Levis



Rosh Hashanah, literally head of the year, marks the start of the Jewish New Year. Tradition teaches us that Rosh Hashanah is the ‘birthday of the world’, celebrating the creation of humanity as told in the biblical creation story. 
 
Observed on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Yamin Noraim, the High Holydays or Days of Awe: a ten day period of prayer, self-examination and repentance culminating with the Fast day of Yom Kippur.
 
To learn more about Rosh Hashanah, its history, traditions and practices, click here.  

A key Rosh Hashanah symbol is the shofar. Click here to hear it and to learn more about it.
 
To attend our Rosh Hashanah services, please contact the Etz Chayim office. 

At Etz Chayim, we use our region's new machzor, Mishkan Hanefesh, as our High Holyday prayer book. To purchase your copy or to buy one for our congregation to use, please click here.
 


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Etz Chayim is an inclusive, vibrant and evolving progressive Jewish Community,
connecting generation to generation.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Etz Chayim acknowledges the Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the land on which our synagogue and community is situated. We sincerely pay our respects to their peoples, their cultures and to their Elders past, present and emerging.


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549 Centre Road
Bentleigh, Vic 3204
ph: (+613) 9563 9208

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  • HOME
    • About our Community
    • About our Vision, Mission & Values
    • About our logo
    • About our Rabbi
    • About our leadership
    • Volunteering Opportunities
    • About our history >
      • Our Rabbis over time
      • Our Presidents over time
    • About our Affiliates
  • SHABBAT & FESTIVALS
    • Shabbat @ Etz Chayim
    • Jewish Festivals >
      • Pesach
      • Lag b'Omer
      • Yom haShoah
      • Yom haZikaron
      • Yom haAtzmaut
      • Yom Yerushalayim
      • Shavuot
      • Tisha b'Av
      • Rosh Hashanah
      • Yom Kippur
      • Sukkot
      • Shemini Atzaret & Simchat Torah
      • Chanukah
      • Tu B'Shvat
      • Purim
      • Tu b'Av
  • WHAT'S ON
    • Our Publications
    • The Jewish Calendar
  • LIFECYCLE EVENTS
    • Welcoming Newborns
    • Becoming a Jewish Adult
    • Gender & Sexual Identity
    • Choosing Judaism
    • Marriage & Committed Relationships
    • Death & Dying
  • LIFELONG LEARNING
  • CONTACT US