sentence: rosh hashanah rosh hashana symbols : shofar , apple and honey , pomegranates , kiddush wine erev rosh hashanah ( eve of the first day ) : 29 elul rosh hashanah : 1 -- 2 tishrei according to oral tradition , rosh hashanah ( ראש השנה ) ( lit. , '' head of the year '' ) is the day of memorial or remembrance ( יום הזכרון , yom hazikaron ) , and the day of judgment ( יום הדין , yom hadin ) .