Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year that marks the beginning of the High Holy Days leading up to Yom Kippur, begins on the evening of Monday, Sept. 22. Temples and Jewish groups around Reno are celebrating the holiday with religious services and dinners on Monday and throughout the early part of this week.

Here's a closer look at what Rosh Hashanah celebrates, how Reno's Jewish community is honoring the holiday and what Jewish holidays are coming up.

What is Rosh Hashanah?

Rosh Hashanah is often treated as a time to reflect on the previous year and focus on hopes for the coming year, according to Jordan Rosenblum, the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism and Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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