Festival reading
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
Rosh Hashana
Next observed
Saturday, September 12, 2026·1 Tishrei 5787
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.
The readings
Rosh Hashana I
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה א׳- 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