Herman Berlinski of the holy days and festivals in a way "that a piece dedicated to [a holiday] would use melodies which are part of that holiday celebration." Hence this sinfonia is made up of five movements, one for each of the holy days, Rosh Hashana (New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), and one for each of the festivals, Sukkoth (Tabernacles), Pesach (Passover) and Shavuoth (Pentecost), with melodies drawn from what are called in the Ashkenazic tradition Missinai tunes. Although, in view of the traditional association between each Mis-sinai tune and a specific day in the Jewish calendar, each
Feast of the First Fruits of Wine day because "the wine gets atonement on this day" and was commanded to be observed as an annual celebration perpetually. After this holiday, the children of Israel were permitted to eat from their grape vines, whether the grapes were ripe or still unripe, because after the observances of this holiday, they had made a full atonement for the wine. It so happens that this day coincides with the modern Jewish period called "The Nine Days", a time when mourning practices take place and when wine and meat are prohibited. This holiday is not observed by any known modern Jewish group