Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 5756 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 1992 | 1-2 Tishrei 5753 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1993 | 1-2 Tishrei 5754 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1994 | 1-2 Tishrei 5755 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1995 | 1-2 Tishrei 5756 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1996 | 1-2 Tishrei 5757 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1997 | 1-2 Tishrei 5758 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1998 | 1-2 Tishrei 5759 | ||
Rosh Hashana 1999 | 1-2 Tishrei 5760 |
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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