It’s almost Rosh Hashanah and that means apples, honey, pomegranates, shofars (ram’s horn) and... New Years' cards.

Given our love of all things digital, that last one is something of a throwback. But it might surprise you just how far back in history you have to go to find the origin of this festive tradition.

We went back in time to discover more about the centuries-old tradition of Shana Tova cards, and to see what made the covers of Rosh Hashanah cards for past generations (hint: it ain’t by Hallmark).

Let us know what you think of this brief history into New Year’s greetings. Is it time to put the funny videos and memes aside and bring the physical Rosh Hashanah Card back?

Drop your comments below to get this New Year’s discussion going. Shana Tova!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:25 "Shana Tova" Rosh Hashana cards
00:56 Christmas and Christian New year greeting cards
01:20 Scenes of traditional Jewish life
01:35 Haim Goldberg and Esther Goldberg
02:24 Electronic messages for Rosh Hashana
04:06 Outro

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Happy Rosh Hashanah 2019!
ראש השנה תש"פ - שנה טובה ומתוקה!

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