How to Use Rosh Hashanah in a Sentence

Rosh Hashanah

noun
  • What’s on the table for Rosh Hashanah?
    — Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The House is set to be out next week for Rosh Hashanah.
    — Mike Lillis, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Taste Just in time for Rosh Hashanah, a new reason to feel guilty.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Ready to initiate your pre-Rosh Hashanah shopping spree?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Broder passed away on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Another gave him sweets on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Happy new year or Happy Rosh Hashanah can both be used for the holiday.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • There should be some left to hand out at Christmas, even if this year’s stock was depleted by Rosh Hashanah.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
  • How is Rosh Hashanah celebrated?
    — Victoria E. Freile, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Fat Bear Week.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
  • What is an appropriate Rosh Hashanah greeting?
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The drone was fired during the final hours of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, which marks the Jewish new year.
    — Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Jews across the empire began serving baklava on the holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Purim as well.
    — John Moretti, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Weiss has talked about attending Rosh Hashanah services as a minor leaguer in Montana.
    — Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Both chambers are set to leave Washington for a recess pegged to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Apple slices dipped in honey are the traditional beginning to the Rosh Hashanah dinner.
    — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Jews across the world are preparing to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
    — Barry Gelman, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
  • While overall Broadway business was down a bit – last week included the two-day Rosh Hashanah holiday – the hits stayed strong.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In a statement confirming Broder’s death, his family pointed to the fact that Broder died on Rosh Hashanah.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The exact date varies every year since it is based on the Hebrew calendar, with Rosh Hashanah beginning on the first day of the seventh month.
    — Victoria E. Freile, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Rosh Hashanah, which celebrates the new year in Judaism, begins at sunset Monday and ends at dusk on Wednesday.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Many Jewish people will attend services at synagogues and other spaces for worship on Rosh Hashanah.
    — Victoria E. Freile, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • House leaders face a tight time crunch to pass the plan by the week’s end, with lawmakers scheduled to leave Washington next week for the Rosh Hashanah holiday.
    — Colin Meyn, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
  • His $58 Rosh Hashanah menu is a lighter take on the traditional meal, starting with duck consomme and a salad sweetened with dates and honey vinaigrette.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Rosh Hashanah is also important for some Jewish people as a celebration of the creation of humanity.
    — Victoria E. Freile, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Rosh Hashanah is also important for some Jewish people as a celebration of the creation of humanity.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Yom Kippur is a time of reflection and marks the end of a stretch of days that begin with the start of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • According to Jewish tradition, a person who dies on Rosh Hashanah, which began tonight, is a tzaddik, a person of great righteousness.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Challahs are usually braided into loafs, but the circular shape is a Rosh Hashanah tradition, according to Chabad.
    — Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Gelson’s is offering limited-time dinner specials for groups of four people during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025

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