A trumpet made from a ram's horn, or shofar, is blown on this day, which begins the ten Days of Awe.
The unrelated Fast of Gedaliah takes place the day after this observance, which cannot fall on the first, fourth, or sixth day of the week. It features repetitions of the Amida prayer, as well as religious poems called piyyuttim, and some observers recite prayers near flowing water in a practice known as tashlikh. A trumpet made from a ram's horn, or shofar, is blown on this day, which begins the ten Days of Awe. Celebrated on the 1st and 2nd of Tishri, FTP, name this holiday featuring the phrase "Shana Tova" that marks the Jewish New Year.
The unrelated Fast of Gedaliah takes place the day after this observance, which cannot fall on the first, fourth, or sixth day of the week.
Rosh Hashanah