Rosh Hashana / ראש השנה
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 Teru'ah, a day of sounding [the Shofar]).
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List of Dates
Rosh Hashana begins in the Diaspora on:- Wed, 28 September 2011 at sundown (1st of Tishrei, 5772)
- Sun, 16 September 2012 at sundown (1st of Tishrei, 5773)
- Wed, 04 September 2013 at sundown (1st of Tishrei, 5774)
- Wed, 24 September 2014 at sundown (1st of Tishrei, 5775)
- Sun, 13 September 2015 at sundown (1st of Tishrei, 5776)
- Sun, 02 October 2016 at sundown (1st of Tishrei, 5777)
- Wed, 20 September 2017 at sundown (1st of Tishrei, 5778)
- Sun, 09 September 2018 at sundown (1st of Tishrei, 5779)
- Sun, 29 September 2019 at sundown (1st of Tishrei, 5780)
- Fri, 18 September 2020 at sundown (1st of Tishrei, 5781)
Recommended Books
 Rosh Hashanah Readings by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins |
 This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared by Rabbi Alan Lew |
 The Jewish Calendar 2013 |
 Entering the High Holy Days by Rabbi Reuven Hammer |
Rosh Hashana - ראש השנה
Rosh Hashana I - ראש השנה יום א׳
Torah Portion: Genesis 21:1 - 21:34 & Numbers 29:1 - 29:6
1: Genesis 21:1-4
2: Genesis 21:5-12
3: Genesis 21:13-21
4: Genesis 21:22-27
5: Genesis 21:28-34
maf: Numbers 29:1-6
(6 p'sukim)
Haftarah: I Samuel 1:1 - 2:10
Rosh Hashana I (on Shabbat) - ראש השנה יום א׳ (בשבת)
Torah Portion: Genesis 21:1 - 21:34 & Numbers 29:1 - 29:6
1: Genesis 21:1-4
2: Genesis 21:5-8
3: Genesis 21:9-12
4: Genesis 21:13-17
5: Genesis 21:18-21
6: Genesis 21:22-27
7: Genesis 21:28-34
maf: Numbers 29:1-6
(6 p'sukim)
Haftarah: I Samuel 1:1 - 2:10
Rosh Hashana II - ראש השנה יום ב׳
Torah Portion: Genesis 22:1 - 22:24 & Numbers 29:1 - 29:6
1: Genesis 22:1-3
2: Genesis 22:4-8
3: Genesis 22:9-14
4: Genesis 22:15-19
5: Genesis 22:20-24
maf: Numbers 29:1-6
(6 p'sukim)
Haftarah: Jeremiah 31:1 - 31:19
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- "Rosh Hashanah" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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