Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year that is celebrated with great fanfare across the world. According to the Jewish traditional calendar, the festival falls between September and October every year. Rosh Hashanah, which translates to ‘Head of the Year’ in Hebrew, marks the start of the Jewish New Year and is celebrated for two days. Rosh Hashanah is observed on the first and second day of the seventh month of the Jewish religious year, Tishri. The date of the festival changes every year according to the Jewish calendar based on the lunar year. This year, Rosh Hashanah 2023 will begin at sundown on the evening of Tishrei 1, which falls on September 15, 2023, and will end after nightfall on Tishrei 2, which is on September 17, 2023. September 2023 Holidays Calendar With Major Festivals and Events.

Rosh Hashanah 2023 Dates

Rosh Hashanah 2023 will be celebrated from September 15, 2023, to September 17, 2023.

Rosh Hashanah Significance

The festival of Rosh Hashanah holds great significance for the Jewish community around the world as it celebrates the anniversary of the creation of the world. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve. Rosh is the Hebrew word for ‘head’, and Shana means ‘year’. Thus, the festival means "head of the year", referring to the Jewish day of the new year.

The festival is a perfect opportunity for people to reconnect with their families, friends, and loved ones and indulge in feasts with traditional Jewish delicacies. The festival is celebrated with candle lighting in the evenings and, sweet delicacies, prayer services that include the sounding of the ram’s horn (shofar) on both mornings.

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