Here's what to know about Rosh Hashanah 2024: The exact date varies every year since it is based on the Hebrew calendar, where Rosh Hashanah begins on the first day of the seventh month. It is almost always in September or October. This year it starts on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 at sundown, and ends at sunset on Oct. 4, 2024.

Rosh Hashanah, which translates to "beginning of the year," is a two-day festival that, according to Jewish belief, marks the birthday of the world. This year, the holiday will commemorate 5,785 years since the creation of the world and humanity by God.

As the Jewish people look ahead to the new year, Rabbi Busch left those who filled the grassy field with words of hope for the road head this season.