Category:Rosh Hashana

Rosh Hashanah (Heb. ראש השנה ), which means "Head of the Year", is also known as the Feast of Trumpets. It occurs in early autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, beginning on the first day of Tishrei, the first month of the Jewish calendar. It lasts for two days and is celebrated in a manner that is considered to be the Jewish New Year. It is the celebration of what is believed to be the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve and their first actions toward the realization of mankind's role in God's world.