Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Hebrew word Rosh is used in a number of contexts. Rosh is a Hebrew word meaning "chief". (Example: Ezek. 38:2, 3; 39:1) "The Rosh" is a Hebrew acronym which refers to Rabbi Asher ben Jehiel, a prominent Talmud scholar from Germany (1250-1328) Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New year. Rosh Hashanah (Talmud) is a tractate in the Talmud dealing with a number of issues, including laws related to the holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Yeshiva is a title for the religious leader of a Yeshiva, a Jewish school of higher religious study. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.