Rosh Hashanah 2024 Candle Lighting Time. Candles are lit to usher in jewish holidays with warmth and light. Shehechiyanu is said whenever one does a mitzvah for the first time in a long time — on rosh hashanah, the blessing is recited to mark lighting candles for the first time in the new year.

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