Rosh Hashanah in 2017 started on Thursday, the 21st of September (21/9/2017) and continued for 2 days until Friday, the 22nd of September.

Rosh Hashanah is celebrated on the 1st and 2nd days of the Hebrew month "Tishrei".

Rosh Hashanah is the only Jewish holiday which lasts for two entire days, considered as one very long day. Note that in the Jewish calander, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Jews will celebrate Rosh Hashanah on the sunset of Wednesday, the 20th of September. This celebration will come to an end on the sunset of Friday, the 22nd of September.

This feast is also known as the Feast of Trumpets. During this festival there is the sounding of the Shofar (a hollowed out ram's horn). A total of 100 notes are sounded on each day of the feast. There is also the eating of symbolic foods such as apples dipped in honey to represent a sweet new year.

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish civil year, and it literally means Head of the Year. It is believed to be the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman.

The most significant aspect of Rosh Hashanah is the expression of dependence upon the LORD as our creator and sustainer. It is during this time that the books are opened and all the inhabitants of the world are made to pass before Him. Whereby it is decreed who shall live, who shall die, who shall be impoverished and who shall be enriched, who shall fall and who shall rise.