According to the Jewish calendar, this is the earlier of two holidays on which the Unetannah Tokef piyyutis recited.
According to the Jewish calendar, this is the earlier of two holidays on which the Unetannah Tokef piyyutis recited. In the days leading up to this holiday, the akeidah, chatanu, and techinah prayers are recited inthe Ashkenazi tradition as their selichot prayers. One of the customs on this holiday traces its origin to theSefer Maharil of Rabbi Molin and involves throwing bread into water to represent the casting off of sins;that tradition is called (*) tashlikh. The ba'al tekiyah performs one traditional rite on this holiday, while anothertradition is to eat apples dipped in honey on this first of the Days of Awe, which involves 100 blows on the shofar.For 10 points, name this Jewish holiday on the first two days of Tishrei that recently marked the beginning of the5,774th year.
According to the Jewish calendar, this is the earlier of two holidays on which the Unetannah Tokef piyyutis recited.
Rosh Hashanah [prompt on "Jewish New Year"]