Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, begins Friday night.
Mosaic pavement of a 6th century synagogue at Beit Alpha, Jezreel Valley, northern Israel. In Hebrew, astrology was called the wisdom of prognostication. Signs of the zodiac surround the central chariot of the Sun (a Greek motif), while the corners depict the 4 "turning points" ("tekufot") of the year, solstices and equinoxes, each named for the month in which it occurs--tequfah of Tishrei, (tequfah of Tevet), tequfah of Ni(san), tequfah of Tamuz. Photo: Wikipedia.
