Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 6991 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 3227 | 1-2 Tishrei 6988 | ||
Rosh Hashana 3228 | 1-2 Tishrei 6989 | ||
Rosh Hashana 3229 | 1-2 Tishrei 6990 | ||
Rosh Hashana 3230 | 1-2 Tishrei 6991 | ||
Rosh Hashana 3231 | 1-2 Tishrei 6992 | ||
Rosh Hashana 3232 | 1-2 Tishrei 6993 | ||
Rosh Hashana 3233 | 1-2 Tishrei 6994 | ||
Rosh Hashana 3234 | 1-2 Tishrei 6995 |
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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