When Do You Say Shana Tova 2024 In English. Jews will often greet one another on the holiday with the rough hebrew. Rosh hashanah is the birthday of the universe, the day g‑d created adam and eve, and it’s celebrated as the jewish new year.

Shana tovah u’metukah (have a good and sweet year) chag sameach (happy holiday) gmar chatima tova (a good signing/sealing) — this is said between rosh. It directly translates to “have a good year” in hebrew and is akin to saying “happy new year”.