With Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year,  just being celebrated on Sept. 21-22,  and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement,  starting at sundown on Sept. 30, Jill Reando, senior, is right in the middle of celebrating what is called The High Holy Days for Jewish families around the world.

“There are multiple High Holidays and it’s all of the Jewish holidays. They are all spread throughout the year like Hanukkah, Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur,” Reando said.

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jewish people traditionally observe this holy day with an approximate 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in religious services at their synagogue.

Although, with all these holiday’s coming up, the last Jewish holiday Reando celebrated was Hanukkah last December.

“We lit the candles every eight days, had presents and ate Challah (a type of bread baked to celebrate the Jewish Sabbath),” Reando said.

Due to celebrating Hanukkah every year, there was nothing that stood out to Reando this past year.

“We do it every year. There is nothing extremely significant that stood out this past year,” Reando said.

Even though these holidays each have a special meaning in the Jewish culture, Reando can’t deny that her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.

“I’m a big fan of Thanksgiving, I like turkey,” Reando said.

In the end, Reando looks forward to upcoming holidays both within the Jewish faith and American culture, especially in the next couple months with so many celebrations taking place.