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