Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 5923 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2159 | 1-2 Tishrei 5920 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2160 | 1-2 Tishrei 5921 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2161 | 1-2 Tishrei 5922 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2162 | 1-2 Tishrei 5923 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2163 | 1-2 Tishrei 5924 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2164 | 1-2 Tishrei 5925 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2165 | 1-2 Tishrei 5926 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2166 | 1-2 Tishrei 5927 |
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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