Mayim Bialik Explains Rosh Hashanah

Confused about the Jewish New Year? Mayim breaks it down.

Actor, neuroscientist, ​mom, and a self-proclaimed aspiring “super Jew”, Mayim Bialik illuminates the basics of Rosh Hashanah.

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