Rosh Hashana 400 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 4161

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Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 4161 began on and ended 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 397 1-2 Tishrei 4158
Rosh Hashana 398 1-2 Tishrei 4159
Rosh Hashana 399 1-2 Tishrei 4160
Rosh Hashana 400 1-2 Tishrei 4161
Rosh Hashana 401 1-2 Tishrei 4162
Rosh Hashana 402 1-2 Tishrei 4163
Rosh Hashana 403 1-2 Tishrei 4164
Rosh Hashana 404 1-2 Tishrei 4165

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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