Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה, literally "first of the year", or "head of the year," Ashkenazic: , Israeli: IPA: /[ˈʁoʃ haʃaˈna]/, Yiddish: IPA: /[ˈrɔʃəˈʃɔnə]/) is a Jewish holiday commonly referred to as the "Jewish New Year." It is observed on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, as ordained in the Torah, in . Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim ("Days of Awe"), or Asseret Yemei Teshuva (Ten Days of Repentance) which are days specifically set aside to focus on repentance that conclude with the holiday of Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is the start of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar (one of four "new year" observances that define various legal "years" for different purposes as explained in the Mishnah and Talmud). It is the new year for people, animals, and legal contracts. The Mishnah also sets this day aside as the new year for calculating calendar years and sabbatical (shmita) and jubilee (yovel) years. Jews believe Rosh Hashanah represents either analogically or literally the creation of the World, or Universe. However, according to one view in the Talmud, that of R. Eleazar, Rosh Hashannah commemorates the creation of man, which entails that five days earlier, the 25 of Elul, was the first day of creation of the Universe. (via Wikipedia)
Significance:
New year's day according to the Hebrew calendar. Commemorates the
creation of the world as narrated in the Bible. it begins the ten
days before Yom Kippur
Observed By:
Judaism and Jews; Samaritans
Observances:
Praying in synagogue, hearing the shofar. Festive meals with
challah. Auspicious foods such as apples dipped in honey, fish
heads, as well as new fruits on the second night. Refraining from
work.
Name:
Rosh Hashanah
Associated With:
Yom Kippur, the "Day of Atonement."
Type:
Jewish; Samaritan
Also Known As:
Jewish New Year
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