Tishrei facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tishrei |
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The holiest day of the Jewish calendar,
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, takes place on the 10th of Tishrei. |
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| Native name | תִּשְׁרֵי (Hebrew) |
| Calendar | Hebrew calendar |
| Month number | 7 |
| Number of days | 30 |
| Season | Autumn (Northern Hemisphere) |
| Gregorian equivalent | September–October |
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Tishrei (pronounced TISH-ray) is a very important month in the Hebrew calendar. Its name comes from an ancient language called Akkadian, meaning "beginning." This is because Tishrei is the first month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar. This means it's like the start of a new year for many Jewish traditions.
Tishrei is also the seventh month if you count from a different starting point, which is the religious year. It always has 30 days. This month usually happens in September or October on the Gregorian calendar, which is the calendar most of the world uses. In the Hebrew Bible, Tishrei was sometimes called Ethanim.
Important Holidays in Tishrei
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Tishrei is a month full of important holidays and special days. Many of these days involve traditions that have been followed for thousands of years.
- 1–2 Tishrei – Rosh Hashanah
- This is the Jewish New Year. It's a time for celebration and thinking about the past year. People often eat special foods and go to synagogue.
- 3 Tishrei – Tzom Gedaliah
- This is a fast day. It remembers an important event in Jewish history. If the 3rd of Tishrei is a Saturday (Shabbat), the fast moves to the next day.
- 9 Tishrei – Erev Yom Kippur
- This is the evening before Yom Kippur. People prepare for the holiest day of the year.
- 10 Tishrei – Yom Kippur
- This is the Day of Atonement. It is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. People fast and spend the day praying and reflecting.
- 15–21 Tishrei – Sukkot
- Sukkot is also known as the Festival of Booths or Tabernacles. It celebrates the harvest and remembers how the ancient Israelites lived in temporary shelters in the desert. Families often build a special hut called a "sukkah" to eat and sometimes sleep in.
- 21 Tishrei – Hoshanah Rabbah
- This is a special day during the Sukkot festival. It has unique prayers and customs.
- 22 Tishrei (and 23 outside of Israel) – Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
- These two days are celebrated right after Sukkot. Shemini Atzeret is a day for prayer for rain. Simchat Torah means "Rejoicing of the Torah." It celebrates finishing and immediately starting the yearly cycle of reading the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) in synagogues.
