When is Rosh Hashanah?
Rosh Hashanah 2027 begins at sundown on Friday, October 1, 2027 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, October 3.
The Jewish New Year. Families gather for festive meals, eat apples dipped in honey for a sweet year, and hear the shofar (ram’s horn) in the synagogue.
How the date is set: 1 Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar (September or early October).
The date in other years
Ideas for the day
A short history
Rosh Hashanah (pronounced [ˌʁoʃ haʃaˈna]; Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, romanized: rôš haššānāh, lit. 'head of the year') is the New Year in Judaism. The biblical name for the holiday is Yom Teruah (IPA: [joːm təruːˈʕaː]; Biblical Hebrew: יוֹם תְּרוּעָה, romanized: yôm terûʿāh, lit. 'day of blasting'). It is the first of the High Holy Days (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים, yāmīm nōrāʾīm, 'days of awe'), as specified by Leviticus 23:23–32, which occur in the late summer and early autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Rosh Hashanah commences the Ten Days of Repentance (עֲשֶׂרֶת יְמֵי תְּשׁוּבָה, ʿăśeret yəmê təšûvāh), culminating in Yom Kippur, the day of atonement.
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Sources
- Hebcal.com Jewish calendar (CC BY 4.0) Dates
- Wikipedia: Rosh Hashanah Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)