Rosh Hashana 3173 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 6934

The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯

Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 6934 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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Dates for Rosh Hashana

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Dates
Rosh Hashana 3170 1-2 Tishrei 6931
Rosh Hashana 3171 1-2 Tishrei 6932
Rosh Hashana 3172 1-2 Tishrei 6933
Rosh Hashana 3173 1-2 Tishrei 6934
Rosh Hashana 3174 1-2 Tishrei 6935
Rosh Hashana 3175 1-2 Tishrei 6936
Rosh Hashana 3176 1-2 Tishrei 6937
Rosh Hashana 3177 1-2 Tishrei 6938

Tanakh

Rosh Hashana I (on Shabbat) / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

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

  1. 1: Genesis 21:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
  2. 2: Genesis 21:5-8 · 4 p’sukim
  3. 3: Genesis 21:9-12 · 4 p’sukim
  4. 4: Genesis 21:13-17 · 5 p’sukim
  5. 5: Genesis 21:18-21 · 4 p’sukim
  6. 6: Genesis 21:22-27 · 6 p’sukim
  7. 7: Genesis 21:28-34 · 7 p’sukim
  8. maf: Numbers 29:1-6 · 6 p’sukim

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

Rosh Hashana II / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה ב׳

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
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

Entering the High Holy Days
by Rabbi Reuven Hammer

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