Rosh Hashana 2015 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 5776
Rosh Hashana (The Jewish New Year) for Hebrew Year 5776 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 Teru'ah, a day of sounding [the Shofar]).
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Dates for Rosh Hashana
Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Dates |
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Rosh Hashana 2012 | 1-2 Tishrei 5773 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2013 | 1-2 Tishrei 5774 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2014 | 1-2 Tishrei 5775 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2015 | 1-2 Tishrei 5776 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2016 | 1-2 Tishrei 5777 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2017 | 1-2 Tishrei 5778 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2018 | 1-2 Tishrei 5779 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2019 | 1-2 Tishrei 5780 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2020 | 1-2 Tishrei 5781 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2021 | 1-2 Tishrei 5782 |
Tanakh
Rosh Hashana I
/ רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה יוֹם 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 II
/ רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה יוֹם 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 (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Rosh Hashanah" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
Entering the High Holy Days
by Rabbi Reuven Hammer
This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared
by Rabbi Alan Lew

Entering the High Holy Days
by Rabbi Reuven Hammer

This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared
by Rabbi Alan Lew