Jewish communities across Greater Manchester will be celebrating the high holidays over the coming weeks, starting with Rosh Hashanah this weekend.
The Jewish new year will begin on the evening of Friday, September 15. The festival is followed by fast days, including Yom Kippur which starts on September 24, and further festivities throughout the Jewish month of Tishrei.
Families and friends come together to celebrate at this time of year, and many congregate in synagogues to hear the blowing of the shofar – a musical horn.
Marc Levy, who is the chief executive of the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region (JRC), said the high holidays are a time of reflection.
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