Rosh Hashana 6495 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 10256

The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯

Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 10256 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Honey, apple and pomegranate

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 6492 2-3 Tishrei 10253
Rosh Hashana 6493 2-3 Tishrei 10254
Rosh Hashana 6494 2-3 Tishrei 10255
Rosh Hashana 6495 2-3 Tishrei 10256
Rosh Hashana 6496 2-3 Tishrei 10257
Rosh Hashana 6497 2-3 Tishrei 10258
Rosh Hashana 6498 2-3 Tishrei 10259
Rosh Hashana 6499 2-3 Tishrei 10260

Tanakh

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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