Rosh Hashanah Socal Jewish Community Readies To Usher In 5769

Rosh Hashanah, the trigger on Jewish years 5769 calendar, will begin at sunset Monday with the blowing of the Shofar, a ram horn. Jews in Southland and throughout the world will gather in synagogues, homes and other places Monday night for the first day of Rosh Hashanah - the two-day holiday that marks the Jewish New Year. The feast begins a 10-day period of penance and contemplation on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most solemn and sad day on the Jewish calendar.