At the suggestion of my editor, I’d like to add a little more to my “L’Shanah Tovah” spiel, especially for those of you who don’t know what Rosh Hashanah is.

Well, it’s pretty simple: Rosh Hashanah is the two-day Jewish New Year. In tandem with Yom Kippur (the day of repentance, which occurs about a week later), it’s often referred to as the “High Holidays.”

Rosh Hashanah is easily signified via two symbols: apples with honey and the shofar. We eat apples and honey to ensure a sweet new year (and because it is a delicious combo), and we blow the shofar to announce the incoming year. A shofar is really a ram’s horn, which is both cool and sort of gross, and its blown like a trumpet in a specific set of sounds (some are staccato, while others are longer) that are called by the Rabbi.

The best call by far is the “Tekiah Gedolah,” which is super-long and should really be called the “See How Long This Guy Can Hold His Breath and Blow Without Passing Out.” It’s the last call in the set, and is usually followed by a sigh of relief from the entire congregation.

So, as I said before, for those of you observing, Happy New Year!