Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 7999 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 4235 | 1-2 Tishrei 7996 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4236 | 1-2 Tishrei 7997 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4237 | 1-2 Tishrei 7998 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4238 | 1-2 Tishrei 7999 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4239 | 1-2 Tishrei 8000 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4240 | 1-2 Tishrei 8001 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4241 | 1-2 Tishrei 8002 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4242 | 1-2 Tishrei 8003 |
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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