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”

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Example Sentences

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Rosh Hashanah

As the sun set on the anniversary of 9/11, Jewish New Yorkers began observing Rosh Hashanah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Last Rosh Hashanah, my rabbi took up the issue of faith in a room of roughly 2,000 Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Doug Kass, a veteran hedge-fund manager at Seabreeze Partners, is among the advisers who for many years have paid attention to the “sell Rosh Hashanah, buy Yom Kippur” seasonal pattern.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

As she did for the Rosh Hashanah “Spidey” episode that aired last year, Topol worked with the nonprofit Tanenbaum as well as Disney Junior’s internal education and inclusion team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

“It’s Rosh Hashanah, the New Year. I cut apples and everything.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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