Rosh Hashanah 2024 Jewish Holiday. Rosh hashanah 2024 begins at sundown on wednesday, october 2, and continues through nightfall on friday, october 4, leading right into shabbat (see more details here). Because strict holiday observance precludes using electricity and computers on rosh hashanah, not many.

Rosh hashanah, the jewish new year, marks the beginning of the jewish high holy days leading up to yom kippur, the jewish day of atonement and the holiest. Rosh hashanah is the birthday of the universe, the day g‑d created adam and eve, and it’s celebrated as the jewish new year.