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רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
Rosh Hashanah 2026
Hebrew year 5787
The Jewish New Year
September 12-13, 2026
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Rosh Hashanah (literally 'Head of the Year') is the Jewish New Year, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days: the Ten Days of Repentance that culminate in Yom Kippur. It's a time of prayer, reflection, and renewal. The shofar (ram's horn) is blown in synagogue, and symbolic foods like apples and honey represent the hope for a sweet new year.
Rosh Hashanah Traditions
How Jews observe Rosh Hashanah around the world.
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Hearing the shofar (ram's horn) blown in synagogue
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Eating apples dipped in honey for a sweet new year
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Tashlich: casting breadcrumbs into flowing water to symbolize casting away sins
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Attending synagogue for extended High Holiday prayers (Machzor)
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Wishing people 'Shanah Tovah' (a good year)
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Round challah (symbolizing the cycle of the year) instead of the usual braided loaf
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Eating symbolic foods (simanim): pomegranates, fish head, dates, leeks
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Festive holiday meals with family and community
Rosh Hashanah Food Guide
Traditional foods and where to find them.
Apples and Honey
The most iconic Rosh Hashanah food: sliced apples dipped in honey to symbolize a sweet new year.
Find nearbyRound Challah
Sweet, round challah bread (often with raisins) symbolizing the cyclical nature of the year and the crown of God's sovereignty.
Find nearbyPomegranate
A siman (symbolic food): pomegranates represent the wish to be filled with merits like a pomegranate is filled with seeds.
Find nearbyHoney Cake (Lekach)
Traditional sweet honey cake served as a dessert or given as a gift, symbolizing sweetness in the new year.
Find nearbyTzimmes
A sweet carrot and fruit stew, often made with honey and prunes. The sweetness is symbolic of a sweet new year.
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Rosh Hashanah Traditions Basket
Round challah, chocolate babka, rugelach, and apples with honey, boxed to send. Serves 8 to 10.
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Honey cakes, chocolate babka, whipped honey, truffles, linzer tarts, popcorn, and apples. Serves 12 to 14.
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Kashrut Notes for Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is a Yom Tov: cooking is permitted on the holiday itself (unlike Shabbat), but only for same-day use
No work is performed on Rosh Hashanah; it is treated like Shabbat in terms of restrictions
If Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat, the shofar is not blown
Wine must be kosher-certified; sweet wines are traditional for the holiday
The simanim (symbolic foods) should all be kosher-certified
Many families order catered Rosh Hashanah meals from kosher restaurants
Rosh Hashanah FAQs
Common questions about Rosh Hashanah 5787.
When is Rosh Hashanah 2026?
Rosh Hashanah 2026 (5787) begins at sundown on Friday, September 11, and ends at nightfall on Sunday, September 13. It is observed for two days in the diaspora. Because the first day falls on Shabbat, the shofar is first sounded on the second day, Sunday, September 13.
What do you eat on Rosh Hashanah?
Rosh Hashanah has many symbolic foods (simanim): apples and honey (sweet new year), round challah, pomegranate (filled with merits), fish or ram's head (to be at the head), dates, leeks, beets, and more. Sweet foods like honey cake and tzimmes are traditional.
What is the shofar?
The shofar is a ram's horn blown in synagogue on Rosh Hashanah (and during Elul, the month before). The Torah commands hearing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah. Different blasts have different names: tekiah (one long blast), shevarim (three medium blasts), and teruah (nine short blasts).
What does 'Shanah Tovah' mean?
'Shanah Tovah' means 'good year' in Hebrew. The full phrase is 'Shanah Tovah u'metukah', a good and sweet year. Other greetings include 'L'shanah tovah tikateivu', may you be inscribed (in the Book of Life) for a good year.
How are Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur connected?
Rosh Hashanah begins the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah (the Ten Days of Repentance), which culminate in Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Jewish tradition teaches that on Rosh Hashanah, God opens the Book of Life and judges who will have a good year, and on Yom Kippur that judgment is sealed.
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