Happy new year to all Jewish people who celebrate Rosh Hashanah, which begins at sundown on Sept. 15 and ends at nightfall on Sept. 17. The High Holy Day celebrates the beginning of the year and the beginning of the world.
The official date, according to the Hebrew calendar, is Tishri 1-2, 5784.
This "Head of the Year" day is not celebrated with revelry, but usually includes a fine dinner with many traditional foods. Apples and honey are eaten in the hope that the new year will be "sweet."
Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of 10 days of fasting, prayer, examining one's life, and reflecting on how to be a better person in the coming year.
