Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, starts at sundown on Wednesday and continues through Friday evening. It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day season that ends with Yom Kippur.

Here’s what you need to know about this significant holiday. Rosh Hashana begins on the first day of Tishri, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, according to Britannica. It marks the beginning of the High Holy Days and initiates a 10-day period of reflection on one’s relationship with God,

The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, begins Wednesday at sundown. It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day period that culminates with Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashana is “a time of prayer, self-reflection and t’shuvah,