Rosh Hashanah 2024 Traditions

Rosh Hashanah 2024 Traditions. It is the first of the high holidays or yamim noraim (“days of awe”), celebrated ten days before yom kippur. Rosh hashanah celebrates the start of the new calendar year.

A brief history of rosh hashanah, the kickoff to the jewish new year. Jewish holidays begin in the evening, so many jews begin rosh hashanah with a festive dinner with family or friends before attending services at a synagogue that night and again the following day.