Rosh Hashanah Day 2024 Israel. Rosh hashanah is the first of the autumn jewish feasts and begins the “ten days of awe” that lead up to yom kippur (“day of atonement”). Rosh hashana for hebrew year 5785 begins at sundown on wednesday, 2 october 2024 and ends at nightfall on friday, 4 october 2024.
Both days are considered one long day of 48 hours. But what is rosh hashanah, and how is it celebrated?