The Jewish New Year

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, commemorates the creation of the world and marks the beginning of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance that ends with the Yom Kippur holiday, also known as the Day of Atonement. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two “High Holy Days” in the Jewish religion. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah, literally “day of shouting or blasting.”
“Rosh Hashanah” literally means “head of the year” or “first of the year” and is commonly known as the Jewish New Year. It is one of the holiest days of the year.

Often Rosh Hashanah is marked as a time to make “resolutions” and to begin introspection, looking back at the mistakes of the past year and planning the changes to make in the new year, continuing through the Days of Awe and Yom Kippur.

Celebrating Rosh Hashanah in Northern Virginia

 

 

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