It falls on the first day of Tishrei, occurring nine days before Yom Kippur.
The Book of Numbers is used as a guide for the teki'ah and shevarim, two actions associated with a ceremony often performed on this holiday. Piyuttim poems are added to services during this holiday. This day honors God's opening of the Sefer Hachaim, and the ceremony of (*) tashlikh during it symbolizes the casting away of one's sins as one throws pebbles into a river. It begins the ten days of the Yamim Nora'im, which is often preceded by a period in which the selichot prayers are recited. It falls on the first day of Tishrei, occurring nine days before Yom Kippur. If it does not fall on the Shabbat, then the shofar is blown during this holiday. For 10 points, name this Jewish holiday commemorating the New Year.
The Book of Numbers is used as a guide for the teki'ah and shevarim, two actions associated with a ceremony often performed on this holiday.
{Rosh Hashanah}