Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 8588 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 4824 | 1-2 Tishrei 8585 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4825 | 1-2 Tishrei 8586 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4826 | 1-2 Tishrei 8587 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4827 | 1-2 Tishrei 8588 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4828 | 1-2 Tishrei 8589 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4829 | 1-2 Tishrei 8590 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4830 | 1-2 Tishrei 8591 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4831 | 1-2 Tishrei 8592 |
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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