On this day in the Jewish calendar in 2020 is Rosh Hashanah. It acts as the first of the Jewish High Holy Days specified in the book of Leviticus that occurs in the early autumn of the Northern Hemisphere.

Listen to an essay by Devin Murphy as he recalled one the most important Rosh Hashanah celebrations in his life.

Today is September 19, 2020.

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