Rosh Hashanah

Or Rosh Ha·sha·na,

[rohsh hah-shaw-nuh, -shah-, huh-, rawsh, rohsh hah-shaw-nuh, rawsh hah-shah-nah]

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noun

a Jewish high holy day that marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year, celebrated on the first and second days of Tishri by Orthodox and Conservative Jews and only on the first day by Reform Jews.

Rosh Hashanah

/ ˈrɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə, ˈrɔʃ haʃaˈna /

noun

the festival marking the Jewish New Year, celebrated on the first and second days of Tishri, and marked by penitential prayers and by the blowing of the shofar

Rosh Hashanah

The festival of the New Year in Judaism, falling in September or October. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the eight days in between are special days of penitence.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rosh Hashanah¹

First recorded in 1840–50, Rosh Hashanah is from Hebrew ��ō�� hashshānāh literally, “beginning of the year”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rosh Hashanah¹

from Hebrew ��ō�� hasshānāh , literally: beginning of the year, from ��ō�� head + �󲹲��-�� year

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On the last day of Rosh Hashanah in September, he posted on his Truth Social platform a criticism of “liberal Jews who voted to destroy America & Israel,” instructing them to “make better choices moving forward.”

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As I prepare to spend time with them, I remember when they attended Rosh Hashanah services with us in a local redwood grove, one year ago.

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He could have issued an obligatory statement acknowledging Rosh Hashanah and its significance for the Jewish people.

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Israel has kept the Erez crossing with Gaza almost completely closed since the Jewish Rosh Hashanah holiday, in response to the recent renewed demonstrations near the fence.

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In anticipation of Rosh Hashanah, Aviv spoke with Salon Food about how to make and braid the perfect challah.

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