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Rosh Hashanah
[ rohsh hah-shaw-nuh, -shah-, huh-, rawsh; Ashkenazic Hebrew rohsh hah-shaw-nuh; Sephardic Hebrew rawsh hah-shah-nah ]
noun
- 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.
Rosh Hashanah
/ ˈrɔʃ haʃaˈna; ˈrɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə /
noun
- 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
Rosh Hashanah
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of Rosh Hashanah1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Rosh Hashanah1
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Example Sentences
The event is coming back to D.C. this weekend, where it will once again conflict with Rosh Hashanah.
Zarif, for example, went on Twitter to offer Jews a Rosh Hashanah greeting.
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, two bits of seemingly contradictory news emerged from the Jewish State.
It is legitimate for a democracy like Israel to celebrate Passover and Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot and Hanukkah as national holidays.
Holidays like Rosh Hashanah, which begins Wednesday night, are a big deal in the Gregory household.
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