Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 5766 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 2002 | 1-2 Tishrei 5763 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2003 | 1-2 Tishrei 5764 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2004 | 1-2 Tishrei 5765 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2005 | 1-2 Tishrei 5766 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2006 | 1-2 Tishrei 5767 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2007 | 1-2 Tishrei 5768 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2008 | 1-2 Tishrei 5769 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2009 | 1-2 Tishrei 5770 |
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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