Rosh Hashanah
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Rosh Hashanah is the New Year in Judaism. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah. It is the first of the High Holy Days, as specified by Leviticus 23:23–25, that occur in the late summer/ear
A shofar, pomegranates, wine for kiddush, apple and honey – symbols of the Rosh Hashanah holiday
Rosh Hashanah symbolism, inspired by "Unetanneh Tokef", in a synagogue in Jerusalem
Jewish elder blowing the ram's horn (shofar)
Apples dipped in honey are eaten on Rosh Hashanah to symbolise the wish for a sweet and happy new year
Yom Kippur
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Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, corresponding to a date in late September or early October.
Rosh Hashanah
…Leviticus 23:23–25, that occur in the late summer/early autumn of the Northern Hemisphere. Rosh Hashanah begins the Ten Days of Repentance, culminating in Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. It is followed by the festival of Sukkot, which is immediately followed by Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, which end this…
Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur (1878) by Maurycy Gottlieb
A Jewish man, wearing a kittel, blessing his family on Yom Kippur eve
On the eve of Yom Kippur by Jakub Weinles
Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, empty of cars on Yom Kippur 2004