Rosh Hashana 3959 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 7720

The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯

Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 7720 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 3956 1-2 Tishrei 7717
Rosh Hashana 3957 1-2 Tishrei 7718
Rosh Hashana 3958 1-2 Tishrei 7719
Rosh Hashana 3959 1-2 Tishrei 7720
Rosh Hashana 3960 1-2 Tishrei 7721
Rosh Hashana 3961 1-2 Tishrei 7722
Rosh Hashana 3962 1-2 Tishrei 7723
Rosh Hashana 3963 1-2 Tishrei 7724

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 31:2-20 · 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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