Mr. Speaker, according to the Hebrew lunar calendar, Rosh Hashanah, which means new year, begins on the evening of September 27.
In honour of this important celebration, the Bloc Quebecois extends its best wishes for a happy new year to the vibrant and flourishing Jewish community in Quebec and Canada.
The Jewish new year is one of the most important holy days for this community. It also commemorates divine judgment and symbolizes a period of reflection about one's self and the year just ended in order to make the next one even better.
On this occasion, which precedes Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, I and all my colleagues want to wish the entire Jewish community a sincere Shana Tova.