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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What Jewish festival celebrates the New Year?
A
Resach
B
Yom Kippur
C
Rosh Hashoah
D
Hanukkah
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is one of Judaism’s holiest days. Meaning “head of the year” or “first of the year, ‘’ the festival begins on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, which falls during September or October.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rosh Hashanah is the celebration of the Jewish New Year. It’s a very important holiday on the Jewish calendar. It is the first of what we call the High Holidays (or High Holy Days), a ten-day period that ends with Yom Kippur-the holiest day of the Jewish year.

Detailed explanation-3: -As per History.com, the occasion of Rosh Hashanah is the commemoration of the creation of the world. The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, is seen as the birthday of the world. It also symbolizes the start of the 10 Days of Awe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yom Kippur marks the end of the Days of Awe, or Days of Repentance, that begin with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.

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