Rosh Hashanah, which celebrates the Jewish New Year and kicks off the start of the Jewish "High Holy Days" or "High Holidays," begins Monday night.

The holiday, which continues through Wednesday, is the start of a ten-day period of repentance and reflection that culminates with Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

For Jewish congregations across the United States, the upcoming events — always a compelling mix of celebration and repentance — come against the backdrop of rising antisemitism, including two deadly attacks in the spring.

In April, during Passover, the home of Pennsylvania’s Jewish governor, Josh Shapiro, was firebombed . In May, two Israeli Embassy staffers were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washin

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