Rosh Hashana 2015 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 5776
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Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 5776 began on Sunday, 13 September 2015 and ended on Tuesday, 15 September 2015 .
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
Rosh Hashana 2012
Sunday Sun , September 16 Sep 16
Tuesday Tue , September 18 Sep 18
1-2 Tishrei 5773
Rosh Hashana 2013
Wednesday Wed , September 4 Sep 4
Friday Fri , September 6 Sep 6
1-2 Tishrei 5774
Rosh Hashana 2014
Wednesday Wed , September 24 Sep 24
Friday Fri , September 26 Sep 26
1-2 Tishrei 5775
Rosh Hashana 2015
Sunday Sun , September 13 Sep 13
Tuesday Tue , September 15 Sep 15
1-2 Tishrei 5776
Rosh Hashana 2016
Sunday Sun , October 2 Oct 2
Tuesday Tue , October 4 Oct 4
1-2 Tishrei 5777
Rosh Hashana 2017
Wednesday Wed , September 20 Sep 20
Friday Fri , September 22 Sep 22
1-2 Tishrei 5778
Rosh Hashana 2018
Sunday Sun , September 9 Sep 9
Tuesday Tue , September 11 Sep 11
1-2 Tishrei 5779
Rosh Hashana 2019
Sunday Sun , September 29 Sep 29
Tuesday Tue , October 1 Oct 1
1-2 Tishrei 5780
Tanakh
Rosh Hashana I
/ רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה א׳
Monday, 14 September 2015 / 1 Tishrei 5776
Torah Portion:
Genesis 21:1-34 ; Numbers 29:1-6
1: Genesis 21:1-4
· 4 p’sukim
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2: Genesis 21:5-12
· 8 p’sukim
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3: Genesis 21:13-21
· 9 p’sukim
·
4: Genesis 21:22-27
· 6 p’sukim
·
5: Genesis 21:28-34
· 7 p’sukim
·
maf: Numbers 29:1-6
· 6 p’sukim
·
Haftarah:
I Samuel 1:1-2:10
· 38 p’sukim
Rosh Hashana II
/ רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה ב׳
Tuesday, 15 September 2015 / 2 Tishrei 5776
Torah Portion:
Genesis 22:1-24 ; Numbers 29:1-6
1: Genesis 22:1-3
· 3 p’sukim
·
2: Genesis 22:4-8
· 5 p’sukim
·
3: Genesis 22:9-14
· 6 p’sukim
·
4: Genesis 22:15-19
· 5 p’sukim
·
5: Genesis 22:20-24
· 5 p’sukim
·
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
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
Tanakh:
The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
"Rosh Hashanah" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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