Rosh Hashanah 2012: The Jewish New Year Explained Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is celebrated in 2012 from sundown on Sept. 16 to nightfall on Sept. 18. The Hebrew date for Rosh Hashanah is 1 Tishrei 5773. Though Rosh Hashanah literally means “head of the year,” the holiday actually takes place on the first […]
Happy Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה) is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim (“Days of Awe”), celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah marks the start of a new year in the Hebrew calendar. (Wiki) Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Shana Tova!
Shana Tova! Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה, literally “head of the year,” Biblical: IPA: [ˈɾoʃ haʃːɔˈnɔh], Israeli: [ˈʁoʃ haʃaˈna], Yiddish: [ˈroʊʃ hɑˈʃɔnə]) is a Jewish holiday commonly referred to as the “Jewish New Year.” It is observed on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, as ordained in the Torah, […]