Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom KippurBy: Deborah Heiligman Series: Holidays Around the World Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur examines how these Jewish High Holy Days are celebrated worldwide. Rosh Hashanah, known as the Jewish New Year, is a time for reflection and resolution. On Yom Kippur, also called the Day of Atonement, Jews fast, pray, and ask God's forgiveness for their sins. Deborah Heiligman's lively first person text introduces readers to the sounding of the shofar, the