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FROM THE HEADTEACHER. 26 th September 2011 27 th Elul 5771. www.akivaschool.org. We wish everyone a very happy, healthy and successful year. Thank you for all you have contributed to Akiva in the past year.

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  1. FROM THE HEADTEACHER 26th September 2011 27th Elul 5771 www.akivaschool.org We wish everyone a very happy, healthy and successful year. Thank you for all you have contributed to Akiva in the past year. School is closed for Rosh Hashanah on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th September. On Wednesday 28th we close at 1.30pm. Thank you so much to everyone who helped with and participated in the delightful PTA sponsored event on Sunday in aid of World Jewish Relief. Special thanks to the organisers, Marianne Hearder and Debbie Gluckman. Thank you to everyone who contributes to the success of our Stop and Drop by turning up for your duty and by using this facility. Please remember to drive as far down towards the Akiva sign as you can and please do not U-turn on East End Road. It is unacceptable that a few members of the school community continue to put families at risk and antagonise our neighbours with their selfish behaviour at the top of Windermere Avenue. We are delighted that Orchestra Club will resume on Tuesday mornings before school. If you are interested please contact the school office. We look forward to welcoming you to our Sukkot Workshops on Tuesday October 18th Read all about Rosh Hashanah on Page 2 of this newsletter

  2. Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה The Jewish New Year is celebrated on the 1st and 2nd day of the month of Tishrei. It is a time when Jews reflect on the past year and think about aspects of themselves that they might improve in the coming year. The shofar, a ram’s horn, is blown every day in the preceding month of Elul and on the festival itself, Challah for the festival is round instead of plaited, representing the cycle of the year. In the Talmud it says that the world was created at this time of year, so Rosh Hashanah is thought of as the birthday of the world. The ceremony of Tashlich is performed on Rosh Hashanah in the afternoon. Crumbs are thrown into a river or a brook as a symbol of “casting away sins”; getting rid of the things we regret from the previous year. Rosh Hashanah is also named after one of the notes of the shofar – which one? Do you know the date of the Jewish year just beginning? The blessing for a good and sweet year is We have been learning to sing the Shehecheyanu blessing said over new things You can hear the version we have learnt via this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8evOhaLNtU

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