Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 8743 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 4979 | 1-2 Tishrei 8740 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4980 | 1-2 Tishrei 8741 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4981 | 1-2 Tishrei 8742 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4982 | 1-2 Tishrei 8743 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4983 | 1-2 Tishrei 8744 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4984 | 1-2 Tishrei 8745 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4985 | 1-2 Tishrei 8746 | ||
Rosh Hashana 4986 | 1-2 Tishrei 8747 |
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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