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Rosh Hashanah 2019

ראש השנה

Rosh Hashanah 2019: from the evening of September 29, 2019 until October 1, 2019.

Begins on the evening of

September 29, 2019

Ends

October 1, 2019

Length

2 days

September 30 – October 1, 2019

In the Hebrew calendar

1 Tishri

5780

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 2019

• Tu BiShvat January 21, 2019
• Purim March 21, 2019
• Passover (Pesach) April 20 – 27, 2019
• Yom HaShoah May 2, 2019
• Lag BaOmer May 23, 2019
• Shavuot June 9 – 10, 2019
• Tisha B’Av August 11, 2019
• Yom Kippur October 9, 2019
• Sukkot October 14 – 20, 2019
• Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah October 21 – 22, 2019
• Hanukkah December 23 – 30, 2019

The exact candle-lighting time depends on sunset where you are. Check with your local community.

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