Rosh Hashana 927 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 4688

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Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 4688 began on and ended 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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Dates for Rosh Hashana

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Dates
Rosh Hashana 924 1-2 Tishrei 4685
Rosh Hashana 925 1-2 Tishrei 4686
Rosh Hashana 926 1-2 Tishrei 4687
Rosh Hashana 927 1-2 Tishrei 4688
Rosh Hashana 928 1-2 Tishrei 4689
Rosh Hashana 929 1-2 Tishrei 4690
Rosh Hashana 930 1-2 Tishrei 4691
Rosh Hashana 931 1-2 Tishrei 4692

Tanakh

Rosh Hashana I (on Shabbat) / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

Torah Portion: Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6

  1. 1: Genesis 21:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
  2. 2: Genesis 21:5-8 · 4 p’sukim
  3. 3: Genesis 21:9-12 · 4 p’sukim
  4. 4: Genesis 21:13-17 · 5 p’sukim
  5. 5: Genesis 21:18-21 · 4 p’sukim
  6. 6: Genesis 21:22-27 · 6 p’sukim
  7. 7: Genesis 21:28-34 · 7 p’sukim
  8. maf: Numbers 29:1-6 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Samuel 1:1-2:10 · 38 p’sukim

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
by Rabbi Reuven Hammer

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