Rosh Hashanah is a perfect time to bring your team together to celebrate a new year's renewal and sweetness.
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year celebrated by the Hebrew people for millennia. It honors the creation of the universe and the power of God. Rosh Hashanah (“the head of the year”) ushers in the Days of Awe, ten days of introspection and repentance that culminates in Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement. The festival begins on the first day of the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, called Tishrei.
Rosh Hashanah is a time for family to gather, a time for prayer, a time of reflection, and a time of releasing past errors and returning to the path of being one’s best self.
The shofar is blown to call the people to wake from their sleep and to focus on God.
The apples and honey are eaten on the first night of Rosh Hashanah so that everyone will start the new year with sweetness.
Rosh Hashanah is a time of renewal and reaffirming faith. Gather your team and have them reflect on their work for the last year. They can affirm their commitment to their work and share ways in which they feel they lived up to their potential or perhaps failed to live up to their potential—knowing that a new year is beginning and they have a fresh start to make changes in the coming year.
Bring your team together to enjoy Apples and Honey, Round Challah bread, and other Jewish foods. As they eat these sweet treats, they can reflect on the sweetness of life and the coming new year.
Host a brown bag session about Rosh Hashanah and see if your non-Jewish team members have similar cultural celebrations. Some things to try during the brown bag session:
We've curated fun activities that involve sweet treats or give your team space to disconnect from their everyday work and have a fresh start. Remember to check out our home page for hundreds of activities in your city!
