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 Kiddush. The text reads : "And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the appointed seasons of the Lord" (Leviticus 23:44).
Black-and-white Rosh Hashanah postcard with a pair of birds carrying a New Year's greeting, in front of a wreath of flowers. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Dear doves, bright, white / Are bringing us sweet, important news / Are bringing us good fortune and dear hopes / Are opening for us safe, joyful paths."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a book entitled The Golden Book (for the New Year). The book includes a Yiddish poem : "The Book of Life lays open / Prepared for all / Much luck for the New Year / With hope and happiness."
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 candles, kiddush cup, and spice box used in the ceremony of Havdalah. Text at the bottom of the postcard reads : "I will raise the cup of deliverance and call upon the name of the Lord."
Black-and-white Rosh Hashanah postcard of the exterior of the Schmalzhoftempel, also known as the Synagoge Schmalzhofgasse (Schmalzhofgasse Synagogue), in Vienna.
Black-and-white Rosh Hashanah postcard of the exteriors of the Polnische Schul in the Leopoldsgasse, Türkischer Tempel (Turkish Temple) in the Zirkusgasse, and Leopoldstädter Tempel in the Leopoldstadt district in Vienna.
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 with a black-and-white photograph of the tomb of Rabbi Simeon bar Yochai in Meron. The border features a drawing of Rabbi Simeon bar Yochai and his son Eleazar, with text from Shabbat 33: A miracle occurred and a carob tree was created for them.
Rosh Hashanah postcard with the date Tischri 1, the date of Rosh Hashanah, flanked by lions. Beneath, text of a prayer said between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur : "Avinu Malkeinu, kotveinu b'sefer chaim tovim." ("Our Father, Our King, write us into the book of good life.”)
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a photographic image of Isaac Dave Rubin and family (Rubin is pictured with his wife, Sarah, son Moe, daughter Rachel and three other individuals, possibly Rubin's siblings). The photograph was taken in front of a Charleston home. A greeting is printed in Hebrew on the left edge of the postcard : "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year / May there be peace within your walls and serenity within your house / Peace, peace to him who is far and him who is near."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a menorah in the center. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Happiness, health, and life / May God give you / And what pleases you / From the beautiful world."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with Jerusalem in the background and a crowd playing harps, drums, trumpets, and cymbals in the foreground. At the top of the card are two flags with Stars of David and text : "Bring us to Zion your city in glad song."