Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the priestly blessing : "May the Lord bless you and guard you; May the Lord make His face shed light upon you and be gracious unto you; May the Lord lift up His face unto you and give you peace."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a portion of the Ma Tovu prayer, recited by Jews upon entering the synagogue : "How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the Simchat Torah tradition of Kol HaNe'arim. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Small children under the tallis / Exactly like little birds in a nest / Also keep yourselves together / As the Torah holds you fast."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Make then a blessing and say Shehecheyanu / 'Who has brought us to this time' / May You guard us against every danger / And and may we have a good year once again!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "The family holds a little dance / Young and old happily together / Give them, God, a beautiful year / Grant them good things fit for a king!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "The grandchildren dance and wish their grandfather / They shout, they sing all in chorus : / 'Oh, dear grandfather, beloved grandfather / May you have a good, happy year!'"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "A hopkele for the New Year / The children with their fathers / May God grant a year / That is good and full!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Grandfather blesses him for the New Year / And whispers quietly / 'May you grow and may you bloom, child / In naches and in joy!'"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a grandfather blessing his grandchildren. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Grandfather blesses / He whispers quietly / 'Riches, child, / And much naches!'"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "And sometimes grandfather asks him / An expression from the Torah / And Motel scarcely ponders over it / And he answers without delay."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Make then a blessing and say Shehecheyanu / 'Who has brought us to this time' / May You guard us against every danger / And and may we have a good year once again!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a bris (circumcision). The postcard inclues a Yiddish poem : "A child, a little boy is born / May happiness and long years be his! / A child, a naches, sugar-sweet / Today was his bris."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "From the chuppah! From the chuppah! / Play louder fiddle, flutes! / Make way for the groom and bride! / May happiness accompany your love!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "The maiden becomes a bride soon / A chuppah is put in place / 'Behold! You are…' whispers Motel / And happy is his world!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Bride, may this year be for you / One of absolute happiness / One of love, loyalty, sunshine / And sweet moments."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a portion of the Ma Tovu prayer, recited by Jews upon entering the synagogue : "But as for me, let my prayer be unto Thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time; answer me with the truth of Thy salvation."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "The years go on / Through joy, and through pain / Motel already has a sister / And he plays with her quite nicely."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with an excerpt of the Al Chet confession of sins recited during Yom Kippur services : "For the sin which we have committed before You in business dealings."
Rosh Hashanah postcard by Hayyim Goldberg depicting a group of boys reciting the Shema Yisrael at the bedside of a kimpeturin, a mother recovering after childbirth.
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Grandfather, grandmother, mother, children / Draw near one to another / Gives us, God, a good year! / Make us free from care and need."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Three generations sit here now / A generation sits with a generation… / Grant them all, dear God / A good and happy year!"
Anti-Nazi Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the ceremony of kapparot, with Hitler's head in place of the rooster's head. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "And a new, sweet year comes / Then we will shlogn kapores / With every one of Hitler's men / With all troubles and afflications."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting charity given on Erev Yom Kippur. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "In virtue of the charity we give / No matter when, no matter how small or large / Inscribe us God, in the Book of Life / And nevermore may it be erased."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting charity given on Erev Yom Kippur. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "In virtue of the charity we give / No matter when, no matter how small or large / Inscribe us God, in the Book of Life / And nevermore may it be erased."
Rosh Hashanah postcard by Hayyim Goldberg depicting Motzei Yom Kippur. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "The fast is over. We have come from shul / Hearts are full with comfort and hope / We mark a happy New Year / Sitting around the table eating and drinking / "Who distinguishes between sacred..." the gramophone sings / And we breathe cheerfully, freely."
Rosh Hashanah postcard by Hayyim Goldberg depicting the ceremony of Kiddush. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "You have chosen us from among the nations / Of all people, God, you have placed us higher / You have given us holidays good and beautiful / I will lift the cup of wine for You."
Rosh Hashanah postcard by Hayyim Goldberg with a Yiddish poem : "I beg your pardon, Father God, please! / The spark, in those who have it, has been already been long yearning / For Your shofar of the Messiah!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Father and mother come from shul / The children in the window smile / 'A good year!' the mother wishes from afar / 'A good year!' the smallest calls from the window."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Grandfather goes away to shul / Mother lights the candles with tears / 'God in heaven, May you with joy / Bring us the New Year!'"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Grandfather, grandmother, mother, children / Draw near one to another / Gives us, God, a good year! / Make us free from care and need."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "And he learns with a rabbi / The sidra every week / The rabbi interprets the Chumash for him / And Motel repeats it."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Oh God, oh God almighty! / Forgive our sins, forgive! / And do not erase from the Book of Life / Any of my house…"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "And quickly life goes on / And everything changes quickly / Motel is already a father / And has a child himself."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the ceremony of kapparot. The following is recited during the ceremony : "This is my exchange, this is my substitute, this is my atonement."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a request under the chuppah. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Dear God, see the couple / Standing there under the chuppah / Give them everything that they desire / Give them everything that they request."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the ceremony of tashlikh. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Great and small at tashlikh all / And they cast the sins in the river / Show your benevolence, God, may we / Be healthy and rich this year."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the ceremony of tashlikh. The text, which is recited at the ceremony, is excerpted from Micah 7:19 : "He will subdue our iniquities; and Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "The little child also goes to say 'A good holiday!' / She reaches out with little hands and smiles faithfully / 'A little mazel to you and your little bones! / May you bloom, my child, like a flower in May!'"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the ceremony of tashlikh. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "No matter how great the transgression / No matter how grave the sin / Gather them all together now / And cast them, God, into the sea."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting greetings after the synagogue service. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Out pain and suffering - / An end has taken them! / Now God spreads our way / With flowers and blossoms!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting going to synagogue. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Go, Jews, go into God's house / And pray for a good year to come in!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting Birkat Hamazon on Erev Yom Kippur. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "And may God, who we praise and bless / From His hand only bring us our release / Bring us not, God forbid, to the donations of men / To their gifts, to their loans!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a festival meal. The posctard includes a Yiddish poem : "With family at the table / Drink to the New Year doubly new / Lift high your cup of wine / May your mazel be blessed!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a festival meal. The posctard includes a Yiddish poem : "At the nighttime festival meal / Sits the happy family / Eat and drink and let it be well with you / Here comes a year of prosperity."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a festival meal. The posctard includes a Yiddish poem : "Eat in good health and drink, "L'chaim!" / May the meal be well received / High up in heaven / And a good year be inscribed."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "The radio sounds, the radio resounds / 'Father, mother, a good year to you!' / 'May much naches be yours this year!' / Everything blessed, rich!'"
Rosh Hashanah postcard by Hayyim Goldberg with a Yiddish poem : "In merit of the candle that I light here now / In merit of the holy fire / Be gracious to me, God, with my husband, with the children / Illuminate and shine upon us this New Year!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with text excerpted from Isaiah 2:3 : "For out of Zion shall go forth the law." With text above the ark from Psalm 113:3 : "From the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof the Lord's name is to be praised."
Rosh Hashanah postcard by Hayyim Goldberg depicting a festival meal. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "'L'chaim!' L'shalom! / May it be absolutely / A year, which one should / Remember for good!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the ceremony of tashlikh. The Brooklyn Bridge can be seen in the background. The text, which is recited at the ceremony, is excerpted from Micah 7:19 : "And Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea."
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