Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 8991 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 5227 | 1-2 Tishrei 8988 | ||
Rosh Hashana 5228 | 1-2 Tishrei 8989 | ||
Rosh Hashana 5229 | 1-2 Tishrei 8990 | ||
Rosh Hashana 5230 | 1-2 Tishrei 8991 | ||
Rosh Hashana 5231 | 1-2 Tishrei 8992 | ||
Rosh Hashana 5232 | 1-2 Tishrei 8993 | ||
Rosh Hashana 5233 | 1-2 Tishrei 8994 | ||
Rosh Hashana 5234 | 1-2 Tishrei 8995 |
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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