Rosh HaShanah commemorates the Jewish New Year, which celebrates the day on which it is said that the Divine created Mankind through the first man known as Adam. It is a time when "judgment" of each person's actions during the previous year determines their future for the following year. However, in the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, when the judgment is sealed, a person can improve their judgment through the three actions of Repentance, Prayer and Charity. Traditional symbols of Rosh HaShanah are the "shofar," an instrument made of ram's horn which calls observers to a time of reflection, apple slices dipped in honey representing hope for a sweet new year, braided challah bread symbolizing the continuation of life, and pomegranates for the "hope that our good deeds in the coming year will be as many as the seeds of the fruit." Rosh HaShanah usually starts with a ceremony on the first day "to symbolically cast off the sins of the previous year by tossing pieces of bread or another food into a body of flowing water." It is customary to send greeting cards for Rosh HaShanah to wish friends and loved ones a happy and healthy new year. (Thanks to www.chabad.org for more information about this important Jewish holiday.)