"Shanah tovah to all of you. God bless you." | Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has published a video greeting for Rosh Hashanah, the Hebrew New of 5777. But with apples from a year ago?

New Year's in October? And this is the year 5777? In Israel and for Jews around the world, it is. Its celebration is joyous but with a focus on God's judgment, redemption and the sweetness of life.