Rosh Hashana 2027 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 5788
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Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 5788 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2024 | 1-2 Tishrei 5785 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2025 | 1-2 Tishrei 5786 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2026 | 1-2 Tishrei 5787 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2027 | 1-2 Tishrei 5788 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2028 | 1-2 Tishrei 5789 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2029 | 1-2 Tishrei 5790 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2030 | 1-2 Tishrei 5791 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2031 | 1-2 Tishrei 5792 |
Tanakh
Rosh Hashana I (on Shabbat)
/ רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Torah Portion: Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6
- 1: Genesis 21:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
- 2: Genesis 21:5-8 · 4 p’sukim ·
- 3: Genesis 21:9-12 · 4 p’sukim ·
- 4: Genesis 21:13-17 · 5 p’sukim ·
- 5: Genesis 21:18-21 · 4 p’sukim ·
- 6: Genesis 21:22-27 · 6 p’sukim ·
- 7: 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׳
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
- 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