Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, observed on the first and second days of the month of Tishrei (usually September), commemorating the creation of the world and beginning the High Holy Days. It is a time of prayer, reflection, and repentance, marked by the sounding of the shofar (a ram's horn), special synagogue services, and the eating of symbolic foods such as apples dipped in honey to express hopes for a sweet year ahead.