Rosh Hashana 3246 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 7007

The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯

Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 7007 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

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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 3243 1-2 Tishrei 7004
Rosh Hashana 3244 1-2 Tishrei 7005
Rosh Hashana 3245 1-2 Tishrei 7006
Rosh Hashana 3246 1-2 Tishrei 7007
Rosh Hashana 3247 1-2 Tishrei 7008
Rosh Hashana 3248 1-2 Tishrei 7009
Rosh Hashana 3249 1-2 Tishrei 7010
Rosh Hashana 3250 1-2 Tishrei 7011

Tanakh

Rosh Hashana I / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה א׳

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׳

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 31:1-19 · 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: A Guide to Origins, Themes, and Prayers

Entering the High Holy Days
by Rabbi Reuven Hammer

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