Jewish New Year starts at sundown

Jews will begin the observance of Rosh Hashana, the two-day holiday marking the Jewish New Year, at sundown Sunday, Sept. 9.
Services ushering in the year 5779 on the Hebrew calendar will feature the blowing of the shofar, a ram’s horn mentioned in the Torah.
Rosh Hashana is a time when Jews gather with family members and their communities to reflect on the past year and the one beginning. Celebrants also eat festive meals featuring apples dipped in honey, symbolic of the wishes for a swee