Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and it celebrates the anniversary of the creation of the world. It coincides with the new moon that will be full on or soon after, the autumn equinox. Therefore it is celebrated in September or October. It occurs on the first and second days of Tishri (the seventh month of the Jewish year). Yom Kippur occurs ten days after Rosh Hashanah. The shofar (shown above) is blown in synagogue during Rosh Hashanah. It is blown to alert people of the coming judgement.
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