US EditionShanah Tovah! What Is Rosh Hashanah and What to Know About the Jewish Holiday
Rosh Hashanah 5786 begins the 10-day High Holy Days with customs like shofar blowing and symbolic foods, observed worldwide by Jewish communities.
- The celebration marking the beginning of the new year in the Hebrew calendar starts at sunset on Monday, September 22, 2025, and lasts until nightfall on Wednesday, September 24, spanning two full days of observance.
- This holiday initiates the High Holy Days, a ten-day period of introspection and repentance culminating in Yom Kippur, which begins on the evening of October 1, 2025.
- Jewish communities attend synagogue services, recite prayers, blow the shofar, share festive meals with apples dipped in honey, challah, fish, and perform the tashlich ritual symbolizing the casting away of sins.
- Traditional greetings include "shanah tovah" meaning "good year" and the fuller blessing "l'shana tovah u'metukah," meaning "for a good and sweet year," while pomegranate seeds represent blessings and mitzvot.
- These 2025 celebrations occur amid rising antisemitism in the United States, reinforcing communal unity as people seek connection, meaning, and strength during the High Holy Days.
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From 22. to 24.09.2025 Jews celebrate the New Year with Rosh Hashana. Here you can find out what meaning lies behind it, how it calculates in the Jewish calendar and what traditions and customs are associated with it.
Local Jewish community celebrates Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish High Holy Days
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) - Rosh Hashanah, marking the start of the Jewish High Holy Days, begins Monday night at sundown and will end at dusk on Wednesday. Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year and is a time for reflection and giving thanks. It is observed with family dinners and religious services, bringing the community together to celebrate the creation of the human race. Local businesses support YMCA’s $75K youth program goal St…
Jewish community celebrates Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is set to begin Monday night. The holiday is the start of the High Holy Days and a period of self reflection and repentance. It revolves around customs such as sounding the shofar, attending synagogue and eating symbolic foods like apples dipped in honey for a sweet new year.
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Shannah Tovah! Opinion David Taub Literally, it means “have a good new year” in Hebrew. Tonight (Monday), the Jewish world celebrates Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and start of the High Holiday season. The Jewish New Year is not celebrated with champagne and revelry, but with apples and honey for sweetness, or maybe a brisket — top round this year in my household. There will be blasts of the shofar, the ram horn instrument replicating the…
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