Rosh Hashana 2495 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 6256

The Jewish New Year 🍏🍯

Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 6256 begins at sundown on Monday, 19 September 2495 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, 21 September 2495.

Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה), literally “head of the year,” is the Jewish New Year. According to Jewish tradition, the holiday commemorates the creation of humanity and serves as a day of divine judgment. It is the first of the High Holy Days and begins the Ten Days of Repentance, culminating in Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is observed on the first two days of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. The central ritual is the sounding of the shofar (a ram’s horn), and festive meals feature symbolic foods representing hopes for a sweet new year.

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Rosh Hashana I / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה א׳
Tuesday, 20 September 2495 / 1 Tishrei 6256

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

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

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

Rosh Hashana II / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה ב׳
Wednesday, 21 September 2495 / 2 Tishrei 6256

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 31:2-20 · 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

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