Rosh Hashana 8921 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 12682

The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯

Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 12682 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 8918 2-3 Tishrei 12679
Rosh Hashana 8919 2-3 Tishrei 12680
Rosh Hashana 8920 2-3 Tishrei 12681
Rosh Hashana 8921 2-3 Tishrei 12682
Rosh Hashana 8922 2-3 Tishrei 12683
Rosh Hashana 8923 2-3 Tishrei 12684
Rosh Hashana 8924 2-3 Tishrei 12685
Rosh Hashana 8925 2-3 Tishrei 12686

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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