Rosh Hashana

The readings

Rosh Hashana I

רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

Torah: Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6
Haftarah: I Samuel 1:1-2:10

Rosh Hashana II

רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה ב׳

Torah: Genesis 22:1-24; Numbers 29:1-6
Haftarah: Jeremiah 31:2-20

B'rit Hadashah

Chayyei Yeshua

Rosh Hashana Day 1Romans 8:31-39

Rosh Hashana Day 21 Thessalonians 4:13-18

About this festival

The Jewish New Year — a two-day festival marked by the sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn). It opens the “Days of Awe,” a season of reflection and repentance leading to Yom Kippur.

← All portions & festivals