Rosh Hashanah, a holiday that celebrates the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset on Monday, Sept. 22. It’s one of the holiest holidays for Jewish people around the world and translates from Hebrew to mean "the head of the year." It can be treated as a time of reflection on the previous year and new hopes coming into the new year.

Rosh Hashanah, which began at sundown Sept. 22 and ends at dusk on Sept. 24, marks the start of the Jewish High Holy Days and is often called the Jewish New Year. It marks the birthday of the universe, when followers of Judaism believe God created Adam and Eve. It is considered an annual time for God to sit in judgment of his creation.

Yom Kippur is the holiest time of the year on the Jewish calendar, and falls almost two years to the day since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, 2023.