subject: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year [print this page] Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, falls on the Hebrew calendar dates of 1 and 2 Tishrei.On the night of September 8, 2010, Jews will begin celebrating Rosh Hashanah one of their most important religious holidays. It remembers the creation of the world. In Hebrew, Rosh Hashanah means the "head of the year." It is also called the Feast of the Trumpets. The blowing of a ram's horn, a shofar, proclaims Rosh Hashanah, and summons Jews to religious services. Apples dipped in honey is a Rosh Hashanah tradition. It symbolizes the hope for a "sweet year" ahead.A gift for Rosh Hashanah is a tradition in Israel and for the Jewish people worldwide. To celebrate the Jewish New Year. This year Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on September 19. If you want to send a gift basket for Rosh Hashanah, have it deliver at least a day early. A good Rosh Hashanah gift basket includes apples and honey, those are traditional food for the Jewish New Year celebration. To celebrate Rosh Hashanah, send a Rosh Hashanah gift or a Rosh Hashanah gift basket to start a great year for your loved ones in Israel and worldwide.Rosh Hashanah will be followed by Yom kippur, the most religious Jewish holiday, it is the day of atonement. and then comes the festival of Sukkot
in 2010 will start on Thursday, the 23rd of September and will continue for 7 days until Wednesday, the 29th of September.Sukkot means booths and refers to the temporary dwellings to live in during this holiday in memory of the period of wandering. Sukkot is also known as the Feast of Tabernacles
