Rosh Hashana 2739 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 6500

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Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 6500 begins at sundown on Sunday, 24 September 2739 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, 26 September 2739.

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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Rosh Hashana I / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה א׳
Monday, 25 September 2739 / 1 Tishrei 6500

Torah Portion: Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6

1. 1: Genesis 21:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
2. 2: Genesis 21:5-12 · 8 p’sukim
3. 3: Genesis 21:13-21 · 9 p’sukim
4. 4: Genesis 21:22-27 · 6 p’sukim
5. 5: Genesis 21:28-34 · 7 p’sukim
6. maf: Numbers 29:1-6 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Samuel 1:1-2:10 · 38 p’sukim

Rosh Hashana II / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה ב׳
Tuesday, 26 September 2739 / 2 Tishrei 6500

Torah Portion: Genesis 22:1-24; Numbers 29:1-6

1. 1: Genesis 22:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Genesis 22:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
3. 3: Genesis 22:9-14 · 6 p’sukim
4. 4: Genesis 22:15-19 · 5 p’sukim
5. 5: Genesis 22:20-24 · 5 p’sukim
6. maf: Numbers 29:1-6 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: Jeremiah 31:2-20 · 19 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

“Rosh Hashanah” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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