Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 5542 began on and ended on .
Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה), (literally “head of the year”), is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim (“Days of Awe”), celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is observed on the first two days of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It is described in the Torah as יום תרועה (Yom Teruah, a day of sounding [the Shofar]).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Dates |
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Rosh Hashana 1778 | 1-2 Tishrei 5539 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1779 | 1-2 Tishrei 5540 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1780 | 1-2 Tishrei 5541 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1781 | 1-2 Tishrei 5542 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1782 | 1-2 Tishrei 5543 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1783 | 1-2 Tishrei 5544 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1784 | 1-2 Tishrei 5545 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1785 | 1-2 Tishrei 5546 |
Torah Portion: Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6
Haftarah: I Samuel 1:1-2:10 · 38 p’sukim
Torah Portion: Genesis 22:1-24; Numbers 29:1-6
Haftarah: Jeremiah 31:2-20 · 19 p’sukim
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