from the Jerusalem Post
Rosh Hashanah kicks off the Jewish calendar year and starts the High Holy Days and the Days of Repentance. Here is everything you need to know about it.
A man blows the shofar in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 17, 2025
Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Jewish New Year, in this case, 5786, and kicks off the High Holy Days. It is an important two-day holiday that focuses on long prayer services in synagogue, spending time with family, and praying for repentance as God judges you for the year and writes his judgment in the Book of Life.
Naturally, the Rosh Hashanah holiday, also known as Yom Teruah, is associated with a number of different religious symbols, obligations, customs, and traditions formed over thousands of years.
The most famous of these are Rosh Hashanah foods like apples and honey, and the famous blowing of the shofar.
But what is Rosh Hashanah, and how is it celebrated?
Here is everything you need to know. (continued on Page 2 or here)