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In some parts of
the world, Hanukkah

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is perceived to be the most
important Jewish holiday.

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But actually, the high
holy days or High Holidays

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are the most important and most
celebrated in the Jewish faith.

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The High Holidays consist
of a 10 day period,

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typically in late
September and early

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October beginning
with Rosh Hashanah,

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and ending with Yom
Kippur. These days

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are a time in which
people reflect and try

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to better themselves
moving into the new year.

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Rosh Hashanah is
the Jewish new year.

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It's a one or two
day-long celebration

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filled with lots of food and
special rituals, typically

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including religious
services at synagogue.

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During this day of
rest with family

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Jewish people will
pray for their names

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to be written into
the book of life.

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And at the dinner table

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you'll find honey-dipped apples,
round challah, and pomegranates

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to represent the hope for a
sweet and prosperous new year.

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Rosh Hashana and
the days following

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are called the 10 days of awe
or the 10 days of repentance.

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During this time, people will
perform tzedakah, or charity,

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and some Jewish faiths
will recognize their sins

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from the year with
a tashlich ritual—

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a symbolic casting of
sins by throwing bread

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into a body of water.

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This ritual
recognizes the wrongs

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committed over the
past year before asking

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individuals for forgiveness
and moving into the year ahead.

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Yom Kippur, the holiest
day of the year,

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is the final day of
the High Holidays

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and is considered
a day of atonement.

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This is a much
more somber holiday

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than the days prior.
Yom Kippur

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consists of 24 hours of
fasting, resting, and mourning

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the memory of
deceased loved ones.

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The day ends with a large family
meal called the break fast.

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Jewish people around the world
celebrate these holidays a bit

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differently.

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There is so much more to
learn about these sacred days.

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But hopefully, this gives
you a better understanding.

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Have a good and sweet new year.

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Shana Tova.