Overview

• Rosh Hashanah 2025 begins Monday evening, Sept. 22, and continues through nightfall on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
• The holiday is observed for two full days as a continuous “long day,” a tradition known as yoma arichta practiced in and outside Israel.
• Services feature the sounding of the shofar, with many communities also holding Tashlich ceremonies and sharing symbolic foods such as apples with honey and pomegranate.
• Rabbi Yosef Wolvovsky of the Glastonbury Chabad Jewish Center urges unity and expanded gatherings, citing efforts across Connecticut to open doors for communal participation.
• The New Year launches the Ten Days of Repentance that culminate in Yom Kippur, with coverage noting added resonance this year given worries over antisemitism and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.