Happy Rosh Hashanah!
- Rosh Hashanah, Hebrew for “Head of the Year,” is one of the most important Jewish holidays to celebrate the new year. Rosh Hashanah 2024 begins at the sunset of Wednesday, October 2nd and ends at the nightfall of Friday, October 4th.
- Rosh Hashanah is meant to be a time of relaxation, celebration, and feasting. It is customary to eat sweet foods on Rosh Hashanah as a symbolic way of ushering in a sweet new year. Jews dip apples and round challot (Jewish bread) in honey and sometimes also eat honey cakes and other sweet desserts.
- There are several greetings, which are commonly used both on Rosh Hashanah itself and in the days before and after the holiday. The most basic is l’shanah tovah, which means “for a good year,” or simply shanah tovah, “a good year.”