Rosh Hashanah 2025 Food 2025. Rosh hashanah, literally the “head of the year” is the jewish new year. It is celebrated by blowing the shofar (ram’s horn trumpet) and gathering for meals that symbolize the wish for a sweet and prosperous.

But other traditional ingredients for a rosh hashanah meal could include pomegranates, dates, or a round challah. Rosh hashanah 2025 begins at sundown on wednesday, october 2, and continues through nightfall on friday, october 4, leading right into shabbat (see more details here).