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Originally Posted by samsara4
I have always wondered why Yom Kippur comes after Rosh Shashonnah, the New Year.
It would seem that the day-of-atonement should come first as the old year goes out and the new year comes in totally atoned (for lack of a better word).
I know it won't change but I was curious about the sequencing.
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Or you could wonder why Rosh Hashanah is celebrated on the 1st day of Tishri, which is the seventh month of the year, not on the 1st day of Nisan which is the first month of the year.
L'shalom,
Peter