Rosh Hashanah: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Rosh Ha-shanah • Day of Judgment • Day of Remembrance • Rosh Hashanah • Yom Teruah

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Two Jewish men wearing yarmulkes and tallitot, one blowing a shofar and the other holding a prayer book, praying during Rosh Hashana in Uman, Ukraine.

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