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Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Ha·sha·nah [ ràwsh hə sháwnə, ràwsh shnə ] or Rosh Ha·sha·na [ ràwsh hə sháwnə, ràwsh shnə ] or Rosh Ha·sho·na [ ràwsh hə sháwnə, ràwsh shnə ] or Rosh Ha·sho·nah [ ràwsh hə sháwnə, ràwsh shnə ]


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Jewish New Year Festival: the festival that marks the Jewish New Year and the beginning of the Days of Awe.1st and 2nd of Tishri in the autumn.
[Mid-18th century. < Hebrew rō'š haššānāh "head of the year"]
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