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Rosh Hashanah 2020

ראש השנה

Rosh Hashanah 2020: from the evening of September 18, 2020 until September 20, 2020.

Begins on the evening of

September 18, 2020

Ends

September 20, 2020

Length

2 days

September 19 – 20, 2020

In the Hebrew calendar

1 Tishri

5781

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 2020

• Tu BiShvat February 10, 2020
• Purim March 10, 2020
• Passover (Pesach) April 9 – 16, 2020
• Yom HaShoah April 21, 2020
• Lag BaOmer May 12, 2020
• Shavuot May 29 – 30, 2020
• Tisha B’Av July 30, 2020
• Yom Kippur September 28, 2020
• Sukkot October 3 – 9, 2020
• Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah October 10 – 11, 2020
• Hanukkah December 11 – 18, 2020

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

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