New Year’s Eve vs. Rosh Hashana: Can Jews celebrate both?
“The Gregorian calendar carries more of a Christian or Roman tradition and so for Jews it simply does not contain the same spiritual significance,” he added.
People walk along a street decorated with festive illumination lights, part of the New Year and Christmas holidays celebration, in central Moscow, Russia, December 21, 2015.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByDANIELLE ZIRI