Rosh Hashanah 2026

September 2026 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labor Day Monday September 7 2 years, 4 months, 13 days or 865 days 8 9 10 11 Rosh Hashanah Friday September 11 2 years, 4 months, 17 days or 869 days 12 13 Grandparents Day Sunday September 13 2 years, 4 months, 19 days or 871 days 14 15 16 17 Constitution Citizenship Day Thursday September 17 2 years, 4 months, 23 days or 875 days 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Rosh Hashanah for the year 2026 starts on the evening of Friday, September 11th ending the 2 day celebration at sundown on Sunday, September 13. For the Jewish calendar night begins before day, thus the holiday or festival begins on the sunset of the previous day.

Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year for Jewish Americans. Rosh Hashanah begins on the first day of the seventh month in the Jewish calendar. The Day of Remembrance or the Day of Blowing the Shofar are other names for this holiday. Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah are the two most important days of atonement that most practicing Jews will observe in the calendar year.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to the start of Rosh Hashanah 2026

Friday, September 11th is day number 254 of the 2026 calendar year with 2 years, 4 months, 17 days until the start of the 2 day celebration/ observance of Rosh Hashanah 2026.