Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 5961 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 2197 | 1-2 Tishrei 5958 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2198 | 1-2 Tishrei 5959 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2199 | 1-2 Tishrei 5960 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2200 | 1-2 Tishrei 5961 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2201 | 1-2 Tishrei 5962 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2202 | 1-2 Tishrei 5963 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2203 | 1-2 Tishrei 5964 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2204 | 1-2 Tishrei 5965 |
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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