Rosh Hashanah , otherwise known as the Jewish New Year, starts at sundown on the evening of Sept. 22, 2025, this year.

The holiday, which is one of the holiest days in Judaism, celebrates the Jewish New Year and the beginning of Judaism’s High Holy Days.

It usually ends on Yom Kippur 10 days later.

Here’s everything you need to know about Rosh Hashanah as a religious holiday.

What does Rosh Hashanah celebrate?

The holiday honors what the Jewish religion teaches to be the birthday of the universe and the day God created Adam and Eve, according to Chabad.org .

Those who celebrate the holiday have large, festive meals, attend prayer services at their local synagogue that include blowing a ram’s horn called a shofar and light candles while saying blessings in the evening.

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