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Rosh Hashanah 2016 (5777) begins in the evening of Sunday, October 2 and ends in the evening of Tuesday, October 4. Rosh Hashanah 2017 (5778) begins in the evening of Wednesday, September 20 and ends in the evening of Friday, October 22. Rosh Hashanah 2018 (5779) begins in the evening of Sunday, September 9 and ends in the evening of Tuesday, September 11. L’Shanah Tovah! (That means Happy New Year in Hebrew!) Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve. So a pretty important day. But instead drinking copious...

With 3 weeks until the Jewish New Year, ModernTribe has curated the basics for you and your family.

Come to ModernTribe's Atlanta shop and make a Fancy Caramel Apple as a sweet treat for Rosh Hashanah!

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Unlike Passover and Hanukkah, when we are celebrating historical events, the High Holidays are a celebration of a more abstract concept: human beings' ability to grow and change. Pass on Jewish wisdom to your children with the following symbols: The shofar is blown to summon us to "wake up" and start thinking about our past behavior. We are beginning the cycle of new year, and eat round challah knowing we have yet another chance to start with a clean slate: to change our ways and become better people. We are...

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