Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, begins at sunset on Wednesday, October 2 and continues until the evening of Friday, October 4. It marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays, a ten-day season ending with Yom Kippur. , the Day of Atonement. This year, Yom Kippur will be celebrated from approximately sunset on Friday, October 11, until after dusk on Saturday, October 12.

Brief descriptions of these holy days are available here from two of the major branches of American Judaism:

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The Hasidic organization Chabad-Lubavitch:

Rosh Hashanah

Yom Kippur

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The Union of Reformed Judaism:

Rosh Hashanah

Yom Kippur

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