Today starts the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, one of the holiest holidays in on the Hebrew calendar. This celebration lasts two days and begins at sundown. 

What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah  means  “head of the year” also “first of the year."This also marks the anniversary of the birth of the universe  and God’s creation of Adam and Eve. In Judaism, it is a day to reflect on a person’s deeds of the past year and set the tone for the year to come.