Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival. It lasts two days and commemorates the creation of the world. Judaism teaches that Rosh Hashanah is also a time when God judges all humanity.

The world’s Jewish population stands at 15.8 million on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, the Jewish Agency ... to another religion. The post World’s Jewish population hits ...

CHARLIE: The dates of all our festivals come from the Hebrew calendar, so instead of January, the Jewish New Year begins in autumn. We mark it with a two-day celebration called Rosh Hashanah.