Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah 5573

Rosh Hashanah (literally “head of the year”) is the Jewish New Year, celebrated on the first two days of the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar (falls in September-October). This year Jews celebrate the holiday on September 17. From this day begins counting of the days of the new year.

In the Tanakh (the set of the Torah, Prophets and Writings) the first month of the year is the spring month of Abib, later named Nissan, when the Jews left Egypt. On the first day of the seventh month Tishrei the holiday is called the day of the “sacred assembly” when Jews should not do regular work, sound the trumpets, and make sacrifices. The holiday originally lasted one day, later two. Rosh Hashanah is one of the most important Jewish holidays.

According to Jewish tradition, on this day Jews recall the creation of the world and man and analyze how they lived the past year, whether life is worthy, and what awaits them in the future.