Rosh Hashana 4987 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 8748

The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯

Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 8748 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 4984 1-2 Tishrei 8745
Rosh Hashana 4985 1-2 Tishrei 8746
Rosh Hashana 4986 1-2 Tishrei 8747
Rosh Hashana 4987 1-2 Tishrei 8748
Rosh Hashana 4988 1-2 Tishrei 8749
Rosh Hashana 4989 1-2 Tishrei 8750
Rosh Hashana 4990 1-2 Tishrei 8751
Rosh Hashana 4991 1-2 Tishrei 8752

Tanakh

Rosh Hashana I (on Shabbat) / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

Torah Portion: Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6

  1. 1: Genesis 21:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
  2. 2: Genesis 21:5-8 · 4 p’sukim
  3. 3: Genesis 21:9-12 · 4 p’sukim
  4. 4: Genesis 21:13-17 · 5 p’sukim
  5. 5: Genesis 21:18-21 · 4 p’sukim
  6. 6: Genesis 21:22-27 · 6 p’sukim
  7. 7: Genesis 21:28-34 · 7 p’sukim
  8. 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 31:2-20 · 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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