When Is Rosh Hashanah Hebrew Calendar. Rosh hashanah 2023 begins on friday, september 15, 2023, and ends on the evening of sunday, september 17, 2023. The exact date of rosh hashanah varies.
In hebrew, the literal meaning of rosh hashanah “head of the year.” it falls in the month of tishrei—the seventh month of the hebrew calendar. Rosh hashanah is observed on the first two days of the jewish new year, tishrei 1 and 2, beginning at sundown on the eve of tishrei 1.