Free Printable Rosh Hashanah Activities Shana Tova! Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year and is generally celebrated in September in the western calendar. Rosh HaShanah precedes Yom Kippur in the Jewish Tishreh. Here are printable activities for Rosh HaShanah. Rosh HaShanah is the first of the two Jewish high holy day. It falls on the approximate date when Moses led the Hebrews out of bondage from Egypt. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement is the second high holy day in the Jewish calendar. These days are a time for reconciliation and repentance. Referred to by Hebrew people as The Days of Awe, the sacredness of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are roughly equivalent to the importance of Easter in the Christian Gregorian calendar. Read more