Erev Rosh Hashanah 2024 Dates. Our handy rosh hashanah blessings include the customary prayers said before the erev rosh hashanah (first evening of rosh hashanah) meal, all in hebrew and. ראש השנה), (literally “head of the year”), is the jewish new year.
For those who fast on erev rosh hashana, the fast would start at daybreak on wednesday morning, (which in new york city is at 5:33), and the general custom is. Rosh hashanah is the birthday of the universe, the day g‑d created adam and eve, and it’s celebrated as the jewish new year.
