By Andrew Hennemann, Zachary Hammer, Julianna Sinotte

Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה) is the Jewish New Year celebrating the creation of the world.

In 2010, Rosh Hashanah was celebrated beginning on sunset, September 8th and ending on sunset, September 10th.

During this time, they pray in a synagogue and eat festive meals with symbolic foods.

Jewish people celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

Shofar is a horn that is blown to show the greatness of god.

Star of David is a generally recognized symbol of Jewish identity.

Rosh Hashanah meals usually include apples and honey, to symbolize a sweet new year.

On the second night of Rosh Hashanah, a "new fruit" (typically a pomegranate) is eaten – meaning, a fruit that has recently come into season reminding us to appreciate the fruits of the earth and being alive to enjoy them.

The people who celebrate Rosh Hashanah eat apples and honey with their family to have a sweat knew year also, sometimes they have feast with their family to celebrate. Another way of how they celebrate is by blowing into a shofar to show the greatness torwds God. They have religious poems called that go with their services at a synagoge (temple)

To mark the Jewish New year “High Holy Days” Jewish people take this

time to ask for forgiveness from people they may have upset over the year

Challah (pronounced Ha-la) Is a type of bread that is usually shaped

like a long braid. For Rosh Hashanah the challah is baked round.

A round challah stands for the circle of life.

In 2010, Rosh Hashanah was celebrated beginning on sunset, September 8th and ending on sunset, September 10th.

On the first day of Tishri Rosh Hashanah end with Yom Kippur.