Rosh Hashanah postcard with an illustration of Yom Kippur in a synagogue on New York's Lower East Side. Illustration originally published with the article "In the New York Ghetto" by Katherine Hoffman, Munsey's Magazine.
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 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 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."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the ceremony of kapparot. The text from Job 33 is recited before the ritual : "Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom."
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 bar mitzvah lesson, including including the blessing for putting on tefillin : "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us regarding the commandment of tefillin."
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 Yiddish poem : "'The rabbi has bid us to be happy' / Lively! With dveykes, with fire! / Out with exile! Out with worry! Out with sorrow and pain! / A sweet, new year is coming!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a festival meal. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Holiday joy, holiday cheer / So much good fortune you bring to us!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "How clean the house is. Mother lights the candle / And pours out her heart for the Creator / Father's face radiates joy / And he is mefalpel in Torah."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a festival meal. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Make the kiddush my child, light of my life - it's time / Chant it in a voice that's true / May you, my child, be a man among men / And also be a Jew."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a celebratory dance. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "No more doom and gloom! / Dance, sing and praise the Creator / Great is He beyond measure! / Marvels and miracles He performs / From the yoke of exile He will redeem us / In the coming year."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "'…You have chosen us from among the nations' / And we extol and praise You / God, may the New Year / Increase and raise us up!"
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 Hayom T'amtzenu, a litany that concludes the Musaf service of both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur : "Today, may you strengthen us."
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 Torah study on the Sabbath. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "The Sabbath holiday meal is done / All is light and pure / Sweet words of Torah resound / And fill the air all around."
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 by Hayyim Goldberg depicting the commencement of the holiday. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "May God inscribe you / In the Book of Life / And may He bless our union / And grant us happiness and good fortune."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting young girls in prayer. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "A tear of a Jewish girl / A prayer, a pleading glance / They will not be lost in the abyss / They will not go unanswered."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "I give you, little children, a blessing / For the New Year, which is coming! / May you grow big and bloom / Like flowers in the flower patch."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the steps of the Jewish life cycle, starting from birth, through childhood to bar mitzvah, then marriage and children, ending with old age.
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a father blessing his children. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "What do you want, my dear? / With what shall I bless you? / Blossom happily, be big and rich / But remain Jews and good people!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the blessing of the children : "May the New Year strengthen your heart / To truly serve the Creator / And illuminate your mind / With the beacon of His Torah."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a father blessing his children. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "At the New Year, may God grant / A thousand blessings, a thousand joys."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "For the sins which I have committed - Oh, holy Creator! / I open my heart to you with hope and fear / Oh, Father! May you now forgive my sins / And may you also grant health and life!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the ceremony of kapparot. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Arise, arise, kapores shlogn! / Either with a rooster or with coins / Look to the East, day is dawning / A new sun illumines the world."
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 depicting a festival meal. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Make the kiddush my child, light of my life - it's time / Chant it in a voice that's true / May you, my child, be a man among men / And also be a Jew."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "The sound of the shofar blasts / A New Year is on its way / To lift the weak of spirit / And bring you joy, comfort, and good cheer."
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 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; O God, in the abundance of Thy mercy, answer me with the truth of Thy salvation."
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 an excerpt of the liturigical poem Unetanneh Tokef, which is recited during the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur liturgy : "On Rosh Hashanah will be inscribed and on Yom Kippur will be sealed."