Rosh Hashanah

Customs & Symbols

Customs

• Sounding the shofar
  
• Attending synagogue services
  
• Offering prayers of repentance
  
• Wishing others a good and sweet year
  
• Eating apples dipped in honey
  
• Eating round challah
  
• Sharing festive meals
  
• Practicing Tashlich in many communities
  
• Eating symbolic foods
  
• Reflecting on the previous year
  
• Preparing spiritually for Yom Kippur

Symbols

• Shofar
  
• Apples and honey
  
• Round challah
  
• Pomegranates
  
• Prayer book
  
• White garments and synagogue coverings in some communities