When do the Jewish High Holidays begin? The 10-day season begins this week with Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset on Wednesday, October 2nd and runs until the evening of Friday, October 4th. It marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays, a ten-day season that ends with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This year, Yom Kippur will be observed from around sunset on Friday, October 11th until after dark on Saturday, October 12th.

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

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The Hasidic organization Chabad-Lubavitch:

Rosh Hashanah

Yom Kippur

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The Union of Reform Judaism:

Rosh Hashanah

Yom Kippur

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