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Thus Rosh Hashanah means "head of the year", referring to the day of the New Year. [3] [4] The term Rosh Hashanah in its current meaning does not appear in the Torah. Leviticus 23:24 [5] refers to the festival of the first day of the seventh month as zikhron teru'ah ("a memorial of blowing [of horns]").
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im ("Days of Awe") which usually occur in the early autumn of the Northern Hemisphere . Rosh Hashanah is a two day celebration which begins on the first day of Tishrei , the first month of the Jewish calendar.
Erev Rosh Hashanah (eve of the first day): 29 Elul Rosh Hashanah: 1–2 Tishrei According to oral tradition , Rosh Hashanah ( Hebrew : ראש השנה ) (lit., "Head of the Year") is the Day of Memorial or Remembrance ( Hebrew : יום הזכרון , Yom HaZikaron ), [ 25 ] and the day of judgment ( Hebrew : יום הדין , Yom HaDin ). [ 26 ]
This year, Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year of 5785. The Jewish holiday celebrates the birthday of the universe and "the day G‑d created Adam and Eve." How is Rosh Hashanah celebrated?
The holiday marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days and leads up to Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.
Plus, find out more about when Rosh Hashanah takes place in 2023.
They include the Fast of Gedalia, on the third day of Tishrei, and Shabbat Shuvah, which is the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Shabbat Shuvah [3] has a special Haftarah that begins Shuvah Yisrael (come back, oh Israel), hence the name of that Shabbat. Traditionally the rabbi gives a long sermon on that day.
Rosh Hashanah is one of Judaism's holiest days, a two-day celebration marking the start of the Jewish new year, will happen a bit later this year. Here is everything to know about the holiday: