Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 5556 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 1792 | 1-2 Tishrei 5553 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1793 | 1-2 Tishrei 5554 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1794 | 1-2 Tishrei 5555 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1795 | 1-2 Tishrei 5556 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1796 | 1-2 Tishrei 5557 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1797 | 1-2 Tishrei 5558 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1798 | 1-2 Tishrei 5559 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1799 | 1-2 Tishrei 5560 |
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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