Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish New Year, the beginning of the High Holy Days.
Rosh Hashanah falls on 1 and 2 Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar, usually in September or early October. Like all Jewish holidays, it begins at sundown the evening before.
When Is Rosh Hashanah?
Rosh Hashanah falls on 1 and 2 Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar, usually in September or early October. Like all Jewish holidays, it begins at sundown the evening before.
Because the Gregorian date changes from year to year, check a calendar published by the tradition or your local community for this year's date.
Why It Matters
Rosh Hashanah traditionally marks the anniversary of the creation of the world and the beginning of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance leading to Yom Kippur. The shofar (ram's horn) is blown to awaken the soul.
How It Is Observed
Synagogue services, shofar blowing, eating apples and honey for a sweet new year, round challah bread, and the Tashlich ceremony of casting sins into water.
Sacred Text
“In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation.”
, Leviticus 23:24 ↗