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Definition of “Rosh Hashanah”
Rosh Hashanah or Rosh Hashana (ˈrɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə
; Hebrew ˈrɔʃ haʃaˈna)
Definitions
noun
- the festival marking the Jewish New Year, celebrated on the first and second days of Tishri, and marked by penitential prayers and by the blowing of the shofar
Word Origin
from Hebrew rōsh hasshānāh, literally: beginning of the year, from rōsh head + hash-shānāh yearExample Sentences Including 'Rosh Hashanah'
Dusk marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah , the two-day festival that Jews consider one of the most important of the year.Globe and Mail (2003)
Last month, before the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah , the Israeli Government issued a warning against travel to Sinai.Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
On Rosh Hashanah , he would go to the temple with Mark, hear the service in English for the first time.Three Kinds of Kissing - Scottish Short Stories
One year we celebrated Rosh Hashanah at the home of one of my aunts.Glasgow Herald (2001)
THIS week saw the advent of Rosh Hashanah or Jewish New Year, and, eight days later the commencement of the fast of Yom Kippur.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The event was then put back to November due to a conflict with Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah.NME (New Musical Express) (2003)
There would still be the blowing of the Shofar, it would still feel like Rosh Hashanah.Three Kinds of Kissing - Scottish Short Stories
With Rosh Hashanah , Yom Kippur represents the most solemn occasion of the year.The Aquarian Dictionary of Festivals
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