Rosh Hashanah

American  

[rohsh hah-shaw-nuh, -shah-, huh-, rawsh, rohsh hah-shaw-nuh, rawsh hah-shah-nah] / ˈroʊʃ hɑˈʃɔ nə, -ˈʃɑ-, hə-, ˈrɔʃ, ˈroʊʃ hɑˈʃɔ nə, ˈrɔʃ hɑ ʃɑˈnɑ /

Or Rosh Hashana,

noun

1. a Jewish high holy day that marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year, celebrated on the first and second days of Tishri by Orthodox and Conservative Jews and only on the first day by Reform Jews.

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Rosh Hashanah British  

/ ˈrɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə, ˈrɔʃ haʃaˈna /

noun

1. the festival marking the Jewish New Year, celebrated on the first and second days of Tishri, and marked by penitential prayers and by the blowing of the shofar

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Rosh Hashanah Cultural  

1. The festival of the New Year in Judaism, falling in September or October. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the eight days in between are special days of penitence.

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Etymology

Origin of Rosh Hashanah

First recorded in 1840–50, Rosh Hashanah is from Hebrew rōsh hashshānāh literally, “beginning of the year”

Example Sentences

Police are searching for a man who drew a swastika outside a Beverly Hills elementary school on Monday, which marked the start of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah.

From Los Angeles Times

The city of Los Angeles will increase police patrols around Jewish places of worship this week as the High Holy Days begin Monday evening with Rosh Hashanah.

From Los Angeles Times

On the last day of Rosh Hashanah in September, he posted on his Truth Social platform a criticism of “liberal Jews who voted to destroy America & Israel,” instructing them to “make better choices moving forward.”

From Washington Times

As I prepare to spend time with them, I remember when they attended Rosh Hashanah services with us in a local redwood grove, one year ago.

From Salon

He could have issued an obligatory statement acknowledging Rosh Hashanah and its significance for the Jewish people.

From Salon