In 2009, Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on September 18 and continues until sunset on September 20.

1. Yom Hazikaron (Remembering): Telling and retelling Jewish stories and the reading of the Torahhttp://joi.org/celebrate/rosh/names.shtml
2. Yom Hadin (Repentance): To reflect on mistakes made over the past year, seek the forgiveness from those who have been wronged and symbolically cast sins away during tashlichhttp://joi.org/celebrate/rosh/names.shtml
3. Yom Teruah (The Shofar): The shofar (an animal horn blown like a trumpet) is blown by one person (a'al tekiah) while another person stands next to them and calls out variations of three different noteshttp://joi.org/celebrate/rosh/names.shtml

1. Honey-dipped apple: Symbolizes a wish for sweet new year
2. Challah bread: The ladder-like ridges on the bread symbolizes the wish that the family's prayers ascend to heavenThe Jewish Outreach Institute: How We Celebrate
3. Pomegranate: The fruit is believed to have 613 seeds, which is the number of good deeds (mitzvot) the Jews, as a society, must performThe Jewish Outreach Institute: How We Celebrate
4. Fish: Symbolizes fertility, prosperity and knowledge

• "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of horns, a holy convocation."
• "Ye shall do no manner of servile work; and ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD."—Leviticus 23:24-25Hebrew-English Bible/Mechon-Mamre: Leviticus Chapter 23