Rosh Hashana 8459 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 12220

The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯

Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 12220 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 8456 2-3 Tishrei 12217
Rosh Hashana 8457 2-3 Tishrei 12218
Rosh Hashana 8458 2-3 Tishrei 12219
Rosh Hashana 8459 2-3 Tishrei 12220
Rosh Hashana 8460 2-3 Tishrei 12221
Rosh Hashana 8461 2-3 Tishrei 12222
Rosh Hashana 8462 2-3 Tishrei 12223
Rosh Hashana 8463 2-3 Tishrei 12224

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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