Rosh Hashanah begins today…“Shana Tova!”

“Shana Tova!”, roughly translated as “Good year!” can be used as a greeting to mark the beginning of Rosh Hashanah.

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year festival, which lasts for two days. Customs include sounding the shofar (horn of a ram) and eating symbolic foods, such as apples and honey, to symbolize a sweet new year and the Hallah (or Challah) round loaf to symbolise a circle of life and of the year.