A New Year celebration provides the opportunity to reflect on the past and make a fresh start for the future. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year celebration, begins with the blowing of the shofar (the ram's horn) in synagogue. This marks the start of the ten High Holy Days of ...

On the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah, after the holiday prayer service, kiddush is said over wine and preparations are made to eat a festive meal. Special Rosh Hashanah food customs have developed over the centuries. It is customary to dip a round challah into honey, and say the blessing ...