In 2009 Rosh HaShanah (Jewish New Year) begins at sundown on
Friday September 18 and ends at nightfall on Sunday September 20.
The shofar is an important symbol of Rosh HaShanah. It is an
instrument often made of a ram's horn and is blown one hundred
times during each of the two days of Rosh HaShanah. The sound
of the shofar blast reminds people of the importance of reflection
during this important holiday.
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the
dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will
be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in
the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.
