The Torah has no holiday called "Rosh Hashanah" - so where did it come from?"

The article examines the origins of the Rosh Hashanah holiday and shows that the name 'Rosh Hashanah' does not appear in the Torah, where the day is called 'Yom Teruah' or 'Shabbaton Zichron Teruah'. The Mishnah identifies four new years, and the first of Tishrei is defined as the new year for years. The process by which the first of Tishrei became the familiar Rosh Hashanah was long and crystallized mainly in rabbinic literature, after the destruction of the Temple. Later customs like apple and honey and Tashlich were added later.

The article examines the origins of the Rosh Hashanah holiday and reveals that the name 'Rosh Hashanah' does not appear in the Torah. In the Bible, the day is called 'Yom Teruah' or 'Shabbaton Zichron Teruah', and it falls in the seventh month of Tishrei, while the first month is Nisan. The Mishnah in Tractate Rosh Hashanah identifies four new years: the first of Nisan for kings and festivals, the first of Elul for animal tithes, the first of Tishrei for years, Sabbatical years, and Jubilees, and the fifteenth of Shevat for trees. The process by which the first of Tishrei became the familiar Rosh Hashanah was long and crystallized mainly in rabbinic literature, after the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE. The priests lost their central role, and the sages of the Mishnah shaped a Judaism without a Temple. Later customs like apple and honey (a late Ashkenazi custom), Tashlich, and eating symbolic foods (kale, fenugreek, leek, dates, etc.) developed centuries after the rabbinic period. The article emphasizes that Nisan remains first for months, Tishrei became the new year for years, and both traditions continue to coexist.