OTTAWA – Rosh Hashanah, the first of the Jewish High Holy Days and the beginning of the Jewish New Year, begins tonight at sundown. Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, extends the following greetings on this joyous occasion:
“Rosh Hashanah is a time for family and friends to gather together to celebrate and take part in sacred traditions. It is also an important time for personal reflection on the year that has ended, and a time to look forward to the year that is beginning. I extend my best wishes for a very happy new year to all those celebrating this evening. L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu!”