Rosh Hashana 5071 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 8832

The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯

Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 8832 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 5068 1-2 Tishrei 8829
Rosh Hashana 5069 1-2 Tishrei 8830
Rosh Hashana 5070 1-2 Tishrei 8831
Rosh Hashana 5071 1-2 Tishrei 8832
Rosh Hashana 5072 1-2 Tishrei 8833
Rosh Hashana 5073 1-2 Tishrei 8834
Rosh Hashana 5074 1-2 Tishrei 8835
Rosh Hashana 5075 1-2 Tishrei 8836

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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