In Hebrew, ‘Rosh Hashanah’ means ‘Head of the Year’ and it's known as the Jewish New Year, celebrating the completion of creating the world and highlighting the relationship between God and humanity. This year Rosh Hashanah falls on 2 - 4 October. The shofar (horn) has been and is continuing to be sounded every morning (except Shabbat) in many Orthodox Jewish communities, stirring hearts to seek God and repent of sin. Maimonides, a respected Jewish sage of the Middle Ages, likened the sound of the shofar to an alarm call: ‘Sleepers, arise from your slumber, and those who are dozing, awake from your lethargy. Review your actions, repent from your sins, and remember your Creator!’ (Hilchot Teshuvah 3)