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

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Rosh Hashanah

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 ● Oct. 16, 2023

“For Jews who are keyed into their culture, I think Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah play that role,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

Now, she said, the sisters are facing the prospect of being apart during Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year and a holiday the family always commemorated together.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

Capitol Visitor Center days before the observance of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and a 10-day period of introspection leading up to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

We would hold off telling Mother and Father about our engagement until Babci made her annual visit for Rosh Hashanah in September.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman