How did Rosh Hashanah begin?

Answer 1

In The Bible (O.T.) Rosh Hashanah is called the "feast of Trumpets". God gave instructions to the Jewish people as they wandered in the wilderness before going into the Promised Land. The feast of trumpets consecrated the seventh month (Sept/Oct) as a sabbatical month. Can be found in Leviticus 23:23-25

Answer 2

Rosh Hashanah simply means "head of the year." If the bible is used to create

a calender to live from, then Rosh Hashanah is equal to New Years Day. An

interesting aside to this question is that Noach (Noah) when he opened the

doors of the Ark to what was for all intents and purposes a new creation... did

so on Rosh Hashanah.

Gen 8:13 And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month,

the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and

Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the

ground was dry.

First month, first day of the month, is Rosh Hashanah.

• Jewish answer

Rosh Hashanah is commanded in the Torah. It is the first two days of the month of Tishrei, and is the Jewish New Year. Our traditions state that at that time the world is judged for the coming year (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 16a); and during services we read the Torah and say prayers which ask for a good year and which declare God's kingship over the world. The shofar (ram's horn) is blown (Leviticus 23:24; Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 33b-34a), symbolically heralding God's kingship, and calling to mind the covenant of Isaac (see Genesis ch.22). Festive meals are held in the home, and traditional foods (such as the well-known apple dipped in honey) are eaten to symbolize a sweet year (See Talmud, Keritut 6a).

Answer 3

It is described in the Torah (Leviticus 23), and was possibly observed even before that.

Rosh Hashanah is the first two days of the month of Tishrei, and is the Jewish New Year. Our traditions state that at that time the world is judged for the coming year (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 16a); and during services we read the Torah and say prayers which ask for a good year and which declare God's kingship over the world. The shofar (ram's horn) is blown (Leviticus 23:24; Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 33b-34a), symbolically heralding God's kingship, and calling to mind the covenant of Isaac (see Genesis ch.22). Festive meals are held in the home, and traditional foods (such as the well-known apple dipped in honey) are eaten to symbolize a sweet year (See Talmud, Keritut 6a).

Answer 4

Rosh Hashanah is commanded in the Torah. It is the first two days of the month of Tishrei, and is the Jewish New Year. Our traditions state that at that time the world is judged for the coming year (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 16a). The shofar (ram's horn) is blown (Leviticus 23:24; Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 33b-34a), symbolically heralding God's kingship, and festive meals are held in the home.

See also the Related Links.

Link: The shofar

Link: Rosh Hashanah foods

Link: The Jewish holidays

Answer 5

Rosh Hashanah is mentioned in the Bible, and Jewish tradition holds that it has been observed for 3300 years.

Answer 6

It is described in the Torah, and was possibly observed even before that.