Rosh Hashana 7578 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 11339

The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯

Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 11339 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 7575 2-3 Tishrei 11336
Rosh Hashana 7576 2-3 Tishrei 11337
Rosh Hashana 7577 2-3 Tishrei 11338
Rosh Hashana 7578 2-3 Tishrei 11339
Rosh Hashana 7579 2-3 Tishrei 11340
Rosh Hashana 7580 2-3 Tishrei 11341
Rosh Hashana 7581 2-3 Tishrei 11342
Rosh Hashana 7582 2-3 Tishrei 11343

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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