Rosh Hashanah 2024 Traditions. It is a time of inner renewal and divine atonement. The moon will peak at its fullest at 10:35 p.m.

Each of the chosen foods —generally a pomegranate, date, string bean, beet, pumpkin, leek, and fish head — symbolize a wish or blessing for prosperity and health in the coming year. As the holiday segues into shabbat, one must perform an eruv tavshilin on wednesday afternoon.