Tishrei facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tishrei
The holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, takes place on the 10th of Tishrei.
Native name	תִּשְׁרֵי‎  (Hebrew)
Calendar	Hebrew calendar
Month number	7
Number of days	30
Season	Autumn (Northern Hemisphere)
Gregorian equivalent	September–October
Significant days	Rosh Hashanah Fast of Gedalia Yom Kippur Sukkot Hoshanah Rabbah Shemini Atzeret Simchat Torah
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Tishrei or Tishri ( Hebrew: תִּשְׁרֵי‎ tīšrē or תִּשְׁרִי‎ tīšrī; from Akkadian tašrītu "beginning", from šurrû "to begin") is the first month of the civil year (which starts on 1 Tishrei) and the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year (which starts on 1 Nisan) in the Hebrew calendar. The name of the month is Babylonian. It is a month of 30 days. Tishrei usually occurs in September–October on the Gregorian calendar.

In the Hebrew Bible the month is called Ethanim (Hebrew: אֵתָנִים – 1 Kings 8:2), or simply the seventh month. In the Babylonian calendar the month is known as Araḫ Tišritum, "Month of Beginning" (of the second half-year).

Holidays

Rosh Hashanah greeting card, 1910

• 1–2 Tishrei – Rosh Hashanah
• 3 Tishrei – Tzom Gedaliah – (Fast Day) – On Tishrei 4 when Tishrei 3 is Shabbat
• 9 Tishrei – Erev Yom Kippur
• 10 Tishrei – Yom Kippur – (Fast Day)
• 15–21 Tishrei – Sukkot/Sukkos
• 21 Tishrei – Hoshanah Rabbah
• 22 Tishrei (and 23 outside of Israel) – Shemini Atzeret/Atzeres & Simchat Torah/Simchas Torah

See also

In Spanish: Tishréi para niños