Resources for Rosh Hashanah
From the Multicultural Calendar
For a list of the upcoming religious and cultural observances, please visit our Multicultural Calendar, which serves as a valuable resource to foster understanding, accommodation, and respect for religious and cultural observances. It helps students, staff, and faculty plan events, activities, meetings, retreats, and courses throughout the year.
If you have updates, corrections, or suggestions for the calendar, please contact us at excellence@ucdavis.edu. All submissions will be carefully reviewed for inclusion.
In support of our patients, faculty, employees, students, and community members we would like to share the following resources for awareness, care, and guidance around accommodations to consider when hosting gatherings and/or meetings where food is provided during upcoming observances. We will be elevating the observances of various faith groups throughout the 2025-26 academic year, as part of a broader effort to elevate understanding and recognition of religious, faith-based, and spiritual identity.
Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year, is a time of judgment and remembrance.
Celebrated in the seventh month of the Jewish calendar (Tishrei), it is observed as a day of rest and celebration, traditionally with synagogue prayer and festive meals. In 2025, Rosh Hashanah will begin at sundown on September 22 and conclude at sundown on September 24.
The Jewish community observes Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year. Dedicated to atonement and abstinence, the holiday is marked by fasting from before sundown on the first day until after sunset on the second, and by lighting a Yahrzeit memorial candle at sundown on the eve of Yom Kippur. In 2025, Yom Kippur will begin at sundown on October 1 and conclude at sundown on October 2.
Recommendations for Accommodation
To support our patients, faculty, employees, students, and community members, we recommend avoiding important academic deadlines, events, or activities during these dates, particularly after 3:00 pm on the first day of each observance. For gatherings where food is provided, please ensure kosher food options are available.
September 23, 2025 - September 25, 2025
For a list of the upcoming religious and cultural observances, please visit our Multicultural Calendar, which serves as a valuable resource to foster understanding, accommodation, and respect for religious and cultural observances. It helps students, staff, and faculty plan events, activities, meetings, retreats, and courses throughout the year.