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Jewish tradition of Rosh Hodesh during the new moon

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A photograph of an artist's conception of an ancient Jewish opening ritual of the Fire of Rosh Chodesh. This ritual involved gathering the people, blowing the shofar towards the night sky with the new moon, and lighting fires atop the hills. This artwork can be found in the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Date Published
1951
1959
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium
Subjects
Rosh Hodesh
Judaism--Customs and practices
Jews
New moon
Bonfires
Shofar
Time Periods
1951-1960
Subjects, Geographic
New York (N.Y.)
Notes

No date; likely 1950s

Stamped on back, "PLEASE CREDIT THE HAYDEN PLANETARIUM OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NEW YORK 24, N.Y." Typewritten note inserted, "THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. CENTRAL PARK WEST AT 79TH STREET. NEW YORK 24, N.Y. RUTH NORTON, SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS. PHONE: TRafalgar3-1300. EXT. 444, 311, AND 481. RELEASED FOR Ted Malone. Artist's conception of the ancient Jewish ritual proclaiming the beginning of the month of Nisan and the coming of Passover which is reenacted in "Easter in the Heavens," the presentation of the American Museum-Hayden Planetarium (central Park west at 81st Street). The sky show opened April 1 and will continue through April 26. Visitors may see "Easter in the Heavens" at the following times: Weekdaysߪ2, 3:30 & 8:30 P.M. Saturdaysߪ11 a.m., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 8:30 p.m. Sunday & Holidays (Including Easter Sunday)ߪ1, 2, 3,4, 5 & 8:30 p.m. A special holiday schedule is planned for the week of April 19-23 and is a follows: Monday-Friday, April 19-23ߪ11:a.m.,1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 8:30 p.m."

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Ted Malone Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_malone_photos-451.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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