Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, on 1 and 2 Tishri. It opens the ten Days of Awe that end with Yom Kippur and is marked with the sounding of the shofar and apples dipped in honey.
Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before the date shown.
No. Rosh Hashanah is not a federal holiday in the US, so government offices, banks and schools follow their normal schedule unless they choose otherwise.
When is Rosh Hashanah 2013?
Rosh Hashanah 2013 falls on Thursday, September 5.
Why does the date of Rosh Hashanah change each year?
It follows the Hebrew calendar, a lunisolar calendar whose months follow the moon. The Gregorian date moves each year but stays within the same season.