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Rosh Hashanah 2016
ראש השנה
Rosh Hashanah 2016: from the evening of October 2, 2016 until October 4, 2016.
- Begins on the evening of
- Ends
- Length
- 2 days
- In the Hebrew calendar
- 1 Tishri
- 5777
About the holiday
The year turns on the first of Tishrei, the anniversary the tradition gives to the creation of the world. It opens the Ten Days of Repentance that end at Yom Kippur, and the shofar, a ram’s horn, is sounded a hundred times to mark the beginning. The mood is not a party but a stocktaking: sweet food for the year ahead, and an honest look at the one behind.
Other holidays in 2016
- Tu BiShvat
- Purim
- Passover (Pesach)
- Yom HaShoah
- Lag BaOmer
- Shavuot
- Tisha B’Av
- Yom Kippur
- Sukkot
- Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
- Hanukkah
The exact candle-lighting time depends on sunset where you are. Check with your local community.