Shana Tova 2024 Calendar. Shana tova is the most common greeting around the high holidays. Shana tova means “have a good year.” a similar expression is l’shana tova umetukah, which means “for a good and sweet year.” gmar hatima tova literally means “a.

It directly translates to “have a good year” in hebrew and is akin to saying “happy new year” around december and january. In 2024, rosh hashanah begins at sunset on wednesday, october 2.