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Rosh (, "head" or "leader") may refer to:

  • Rosh, a minor Biblical figure, mentioned in the Book of Genesis and a nation listed in Ezekiel
  • "The ROSH", Rabbi Asher ben Jehiel (1250-1328) a prominent Talmudic scholar
  • Rosh Hashanah, the day of the Jewish New year
  • Rosh Hashanah (Talmud), a text of Jewish law in the Mishna and Talmud
  • Rosh Chodesh, the first day of each Hebrew month
  • Rosh yeshiva, the head of a Talmudic academy (yeshiva)
  • Lea Rosh, German television journalist and publicist
  • Roshambo, An alternate name of Rock-Paper-Scissors
  • An environmental European law Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive

Usage examples of "rosh".

It was the time before Rosh Hashana, before Yom Kippur, the High Holy Days.

After all, the Jews of his world were street traders and merchants and of a naturally talkative and friendly disposition with the inclination to congregate together, marry among themselves, and on those several pious occasions such as Passover, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to share their faith.

He paid his tithes, contributed to Jewish charity, took his seat in the synagogue and observed with a full heart Rosh Hashanah, Passover and Yom Kippur.

It was Rosh Hashanah, when the Book of Life was open, and at this time of year she always wondered what was being written for her.

September 13th, just before the High Holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, an order went out that all stores had to be kept open on those days and synagogues were to be closed.

Israel, it was condemned by some Orthodox rabbis because it accepted evolution and because it taught that dinosaurs lived a hundred million years ago, when, as is plainly stated at every Rosh Hashanah and every Jewish wedding ceremony, the Universe is less than 6,000 years old.

Conservative and Reform services, mainly for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

New Year Reading on Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the ten Days of Awe.

I spend the night here, even if all Lilly and I do is hang out in the kitchen eating macaroons left over from Rosh Hashanah, I have such a great time.

They were good for the major holidays--the big four, as I call them: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, and Passover.

The high holy days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur had come and gone without incident.

Atonement renewed on a yearly basis has always fascinated me, so I hang around the temple on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Thus, a typical traveler would have five days per week available for travel, and there are typically 109 days available for travel between Pesach and Rosh Hashana.

Only on the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, did they search their souls and their lives-and, too, on the Day of Judgment, Rosh Hashana-the new year.

He poured mint tea, gave me sweetmeats, sat me down, and generally fussed over me until I felt as if I'd gone back to my mom's for Rosh Hashanah dinner.