Rosh Hashana 4878 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 8639

The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯

Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 8639 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 4875 1-2 Tishrei 8636
Rosh Hashana 4876 1-2 Tishrei 8637
Rosh Hashana 4877 1-2 Tishrei 8638
Rosh Hashana 4878 1-2 Tishrei 8639
Rosh Hashana 4879 1-2 Tishrei 8640
Rosh Hashana 4880 1-2 Tishrei 8641
Rosh Hashana 4881 1-2 Tishrei 8642
Rosh Hashana 4882 1-2 Tishrei 8643

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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