Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 6561 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 2797 | 1-2 Tishrei 6558 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2798 | 1-2 Tishrei 6559 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2799 | 1-2 Tishrei 6560 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2800 | 1-2 Tishrei 6561 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2801 | 1-2 Tishrei 6562 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2802 | 1-2 Tishrei 6563 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2803 | 1-2 Tishrei 6564 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2804 | 1-2 Tishrei 6565 |
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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