Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 5709 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 1945 | 1-2 Tishrei 5706 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1946 | 1-2 Tishrei 5707 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1947 | 1-2 Tishrei 5708 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1948 | 1-2 Tishrei 5709 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1949 | 1-2 Tishrei 5710 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1950 | 1-2 Tishrei 5711 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1951 | 1-2 Tishrei 5712 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1952 | 1-2 Tishrei 5713 |
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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