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The day before Rosh Hashanah day is known as Erev Rosh Hashanah ("Rosh Hashanah eve"). [42] It is the 29th day of the Hebrew month of Elul, ending at sundown, when Rosh Hashanah commences. Some communities perform hatarat nedarim (a nullification of vows) after the morning prayer services. [43]
Erev Rosh Hashanah (eve of the first day): 29 Elul; Rosh Hashanah: 1–2 Tishrei; According to oral tradition, Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה) (lit., "Head of the Year") is the Day of Memorial or Remembrance (Hebrew: יום הזכרון, Yom HaZikaron), [25] and the day of judgment (Hebrew: יום הדין, Yom HaDin). [26]
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im ("Days of Awe") which usually occur in the early autumn of the Northern Hemisphere . Rosh Hashanah is a two day celebration which begins on the first day of Tishrei , the first month of the Jewish calendar.
Rosh Hashanah: 5 Sep to 5 Oct Yom Kippur: 14 Sep to 14 Oct Sukkot (first of seven days) 19 Sep to 19 Oct Shemini Atzeret: 26 Sep to 26 Oct Simchat Torah: 27 Sep to 27 Oct Yom HaAliyah (school observance) 11 Oct to 10 Nov Hanukkah (first of eight days) 28 Nov to 27 Dec Tu Bishvat: 15 Jan to 13 Feb Purim: 24 Feb to 26 Mar Shushan Purim: 25 Feb to ...
Rosh Hashanah LeMa'sar Behemah and Rosh Chodesh of Elul: 15 Elul August 23, 2021 15 Elul: Chabad sect only 18 Elul August 26, 2021 Chai Elul: Chabad sect only Movable August 28, 2021 Leil Selichot prayers begin under Ashkenazic tradition These prayers begin on the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah.
The Mishnah in Seder Moed Rosh Hashanah 1:1 indicates there are four New Year's Day festivals (Rosh Hashanot) that take place over the course of the year. According to the first opinion, "The first of Elul is the Rosh HaShanah for tithing behemah (domesticated animals)."
At midnight on the Saturday night or Sunday morning before Rosh Hashanah (or one week before that, if the first day of Rosh Hashanah is Monday or Tuesday), Ashkenazi Jews begin reciting selichot. On the following days, however, they generally recite the selichot before the regular morning prayers. On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, extra prayers are ...
Rosh Hashanah: Official holiday (2 days) Tishrei 3 Fast of Gedaliah צום גדליה Fast of Gedalia: Business as usual Tishrei 10 between Sep 14 & Oct 14 Day of Atonement יום כיפור Yom Kippur: Official holiday, businesses close around noon on the holiday's eve. Absolutely all businesses nationwide are closed.