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The catch-all Jewish new year greeting for the entire season is “Shanah tovah” (שנה טובה), which means “Good year.” The word “u’metuka” (ומתוקה), and sweet, is sometimes appended to the end.
Shana Tova translates directly to good year and is the best and most succinct way to greet someone in Hebrew on Rosh Hashanah. L’shana Tova is the abbreviated version of the greeting below “l’shanah tovah tikateivu v’teichateimu.”
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If one wishes to abbreviate the greeting, the grammatically correct way to do so is by saying shana tova, “a good year,” without the l’, or “for,” which stands in need of a phrase to follow it....
Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish new year, and like the secular new year, the most common greeting for the holiday is “Happy New Year.” Jews will often greet one another on the holiday with the rough Hebrew equivalent, shana tovah (pronounced shah-NAH toe-VAH), which literally means “good year.”
On Rosh HaShanah, we can say “shanah tovah umtukah,” which means “may you have a good and sweet new year.” The greeting can be shortened to “ s hanah tovah L’shanah tovah לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה Literally, “for a good year.”
Sending Rosh Hashanah wishes is a meaningful way to celebrate the Jewish New Year. Our collection of wishes includes phrases like “Shana Tova” and “Rosh Hashanah.” You can share them with family, friends, colleagues or even on social media.