Feast of Trumpets 2023

September 16, 2023 in the World

Two shofars, symbol of the Rosh Hashanah holiday.

Copyright: Michaela Pschorr, license: Fotolia.com

The two days Jewish New Year’s feast Rosh Hashanah, which means “head of the year” in English, is observed from 16. September until 01. September 2023 and is always celebrated 163 days after Passover. According to the Jewish calendar that would be the 1st and 2nd of Tishrei. Besides a New Year’s feast, Rosh Hashanah is also the Feast of Trumpets. It is the only Jewish feast that is also in Israel celebrated for two days. Several customs for the celebration in the synagogue and at home exist. The symbolic color of Rosh Hashanah is white.

There is no unity among the Jews about the celebration of Rosh Hashanah. While orthodox and conservative Jews observe both days of the feast, Reform Jews only recognize the first day. The Samaritans celebrate Yom Teruah, their Rosh Hashanah, in spring, as it is obliged due to the Torah and the Talmud. The New Year’s feast - no matter on what date - is a reminder for the special relationship between the Israeli people and God. The Modern Hebrew New Year’s congratulation is “Shanah Tovah!” [“Happy New Year!”]

The most important custom about Rosh Hashanah is the Shofar Blowing. The shofar is a ram’s horn and the sound of its blowing is an exhortation to behave pious and morally exemplary. The believers vindicate themselves on New Year’s Day for their deeds of the passing year and renew their bound with God for the New Year. Due to the Jewish believe He is sitting on a throne, having a huge book of live with all the good and bad deeds of all people noted. Positive notes can seal people to life, bad ones to death.

Rosh Hashanah is a feast of joy and obeisance towards God. After the morning service in the synagogue there will be a huge and rich meal at home. First they wash their hands, and then they dip an apple into honey and eat it. That is symbol for “sweetness”, meaning the good times of a year. Additionally pomegranate seeds and white bread is consumed. The latter is a symbol for the circle of a year and is also dipped into honey. Sweet goes along with that, another symbol for joy. The eating of a fish or sheep’s head is supposed to show that the believer is able to control himself.

Where is Rosh Hashanah?

Worldwide

World

When is Rosh Hashanah?

Saturday, the 16th of September 2023

Only 303 days left!

More dates:

  • Rosh Hashanah on Oct 03, 2024
  • Rosh Hashanah on Sep 23, 2025
  • Rosh Hashanah on Sep 12, 2026

Except for minor fasts, holidays begin at sundown on the first date specified and end at nightfall on the last date specified.
For example, if the dates for Rosh Hashana are listed as Sep 15-Sep 17, then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 15 and ends at nightfall on Sep 17.

This page displays the Israel holiday schedule. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of modern Israel.

Major holidays 2023  ✡️

Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal “work” is forbidden.

HolidayDates
Pesach  🫓 Apr 5‑6 W‑Th *
Apr 7‑11 F‑Tu
Apr 11‑12 Tu‑W
15-21 Nisan 5783
Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread

* These are the dates of observance in Israel.
The Diaspora observes a second festival day.

Shavuot  ⛰️🌸 May 25‑26 Th‑F *
6 Sivan 5783
Festival of Weeks

* These are the dates of observance in Israel.
The Diaspora observes a second festival day.

Tish'a B'Av  ✡️ Jul 26‑27 W‑Th
9 Av 5783
The Ninth of Av
Rosh Hashana  🍏🍯 Sep 15‑17 F‑Su
1-2 Tishrei 5784
The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur  ✡️ Sep 24‑25 Su‑M
10 Tishrei 5784
Day of Atonement
Sukkot  🌿🍋 Sep 29‑30 F‑Sa *
Oct 1‑6 Su‑F
15-21 Tishrei 5784
Feast of Booths

* These are the dates of observance in Israel.
The Diaspora observes a second festival day.

Shmini Atzeret  ✡️ Oct 6‑7 F‑Sa *
22 Tishrei 5784
Eighth Day of Assembly
Chanukah  🕎 Dec 7‑15 Th‑F
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5784
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication

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Minor holidays 2023  ✡️

HolidayDates
Tu BiShvat  🌳 Feb 5‑6 Su‑M
15 Sh'vat 5783
New Year for Trees
Purim  🎭️📜 Mar 6‑7 M‑Tu
14 Adar 5783
Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther
Shushan Purim  🎭️📜 Mar 7‑8 Tu‑W
15 Adar 5783
Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Days of the Omer   Apr 6‑May 25 Th‑Th
16 Nisan - 5 Sivan 5783
7 weeks from the second night of Pesach to the day before Shavuot
Pesach Sheni  ✡️ May 4‑5 Th‑F
14 Iyyar 5783
Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag BaOmer  🔥 May 8‑9 M‑Tu
18 Iyyar 5783
33rd day of counting the Omer
Tu B'Av  ❤️ Aug 1‑2 Tu‑W
15 Av 5783
Minor Jewish holiday of love
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot  🐑 Aug 17‑18 Th‑F
1 Elul 5783
New Year for Tithing Animals
Leil Selichot  🕍 Sep 9 Sa
23 Elul 5783
Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays

Minor fasts 2023  ✡️

Minor fasts begin at dawn and end at nightfall.

Tish'a B'Av begins at sundown on the first date specified and ends at nightfall on the second date specified.

HolidayDates
Asara B'Tevet   Jan 3 Tu
10 Tevet 5783
Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
Ta'anit Esther   Mar 6 M
13 Adar 5783
Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot   Apr 5 W
14 Nisan 5783
Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz   Jul 6 Th
17 Tamuz 5783
Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple
Tzom Gedaliah   Sep 18 M
3 Tishrei 5784
Fast of the Seventh Month
Asara B'Tevet   Dec 22 F
10 Tevet 5784
Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem

Modern holidays 2023  🇮🇱

HolidayDates
Family Day  🇮🇱 Feb 20‑21 M‑Tu
30 Sh'vat 5783
Yom HaMishpacha, a day to honor the family unit, as a whole, and its centrality to our lives
Yom HaAliyah  🇮🇱 Mar 31‑Apr 1 F‑Sa
10 Nisan 5783
Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel
Yom HaShoah  ✡️ Apr 17‑18 M‑Tu
27 Nisan 5783
Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron  🇮🇱 Apr 24‑25 M‑Tu
4 Iyyar 5783
Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut  🇮🇱 Apr 25‑26 Tu‑W
5 Iyyar 5783
Israeli Independence Day
Herzl Day  🇮🇱 Apr 30‑May 1 Su‑M
10 Iyyar 5783
Commemorates the life and vision of Zionist leader Theodor Herzl
Yom Yerushalayim  🇮🇱 May 18‑19 Th‑F
28 Iyyar 5783
Jerusalem Day
Jabotinsky Day  🇮🇱 Jul 17‑18 M‑Tu
29 Tamuz 5783
Commemorates the life and vision of Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky
Yom HaAliyah School Observance  🇮🇱 Oct 22 Su
7 Cheshvan 5784
Aliyah Day observed in Israeli schools
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day  🇮🇱 Oct 25‑26 W‑Th
11 Cheshvan 5784
Commemorates the life of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
Sigd  ✡️ Nov 12‑13 Su‑M
29 Cheshvan 5784
Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur
Ben-Gurion Day  🇮🇱 Nov 18‑19 Sa‑Su
6 Kislev 5784
Commemorates the life and vision of Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion

Special Shabbatot 2023  🕍

HolidayDates
Shabbat Shirah   Feb 3‑4 F‑Sa
13 Sh'vat 5783
Shabbat of Song
Shabbat Shekalim   Feb 17‑18 F‑Sa
27 Sh'vat 5783
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
Shabbat Zachor   Mar 3‑4 F‑Sa
11 Adar 5783
Shabbat before Purim
Shabbat Parah   Mar 10‑11 F‑Sa
18 Adar 5783
Shabbat of the Red Heifer
Shabbat HaChodesh   Mar 17‑18 F‑Sa
25 Adar 5783
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Shabbat HaGadol   Mar 31‑Apr 1 F‑Sa
10 Nisan 5783
Shabbat before Pesach
Shabbat Chazon   Jul 21‑22 F‑Sa
4 Av 5783
Shabbat before Tish'a B'Av [Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision]
Shabbat Nachamu   Jul 28‑29 F‑Sa
11 Av 5783
Shabbat after Tish'a B'Av [Shabbat of Consolation]
Shabbat Shuva   Sep 22‑23 F‑Sa
8 Tishrei 5784
Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur [Shabbat of Returning]

Rosh Chodesh 2023  🌒

HolidayDates
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat   Jan 22‑23 Su‑M
1 Sh'vat 5783
Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Adar   Feb 20‑22 M‑W
30 Sh'vat - 1 Adar 5783
Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Nisan   Mar 22‑23 W‑Th
1 Nisan 5783
Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar   Apr 20‑22 Th‑Sa
30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5783
Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Sivan   May 20‑21 Sa‑Su
1 Sivan 5783
Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz   Jun 18‑20 Su‑Tu
30 Sivan - 1 Tamuz 5783
Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Av   Jul 18‑19 Tu‑W
1 Av 5783
Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Elul   Aug 16‑18 W‑F
30 Av - 1 Elul 5783
Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan   Oct 14‑16 Sa‑M
30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5784
Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Kislev   Nov 13‑14 M‑Tu
1 Kislev 5784
Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar
Rosh Chodesh Tevet   Dec 12‑13 Tu‑W
1 Tevet 5784
Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar

What is the date of the next Feast of Trumpets?

Bible Feasts Calendar 2018-2022.

What does the Feast of Trumpets celebrate?

The Trumpet and Messiah's Return The Feast of Trumpets calls the people of Israel to prepare for the Messiah's return at the End of Days. We do not know the day or the hour of His return. However, we can remember this holy day knowing that God is regathering His people from the four winds even now.

Why is Rosh Hashanah 2 days?

Since the time of the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in 70 CE and the time of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai, normative Jewish law appears to be that Rosh Hashanah is to be celebrated for two days, because of the difficulty of determining the date of the new moon.

What day does Passover start in 2023?

Passover 2023 starts at sundown on Wednesday, April 5 and ends on Friday night, April 13 or Saturday, April 12 depending on family tradition. The first Passover seder occurs on the evening of April 5, and the second Passover seder occurs on the evening of April 6.

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