Tishrei
Tishrei (or Tishri) (IPA: [ˈtɪʃri or [ˈtɪʃreɪ]]) (Hebrew: תִּשְׁרֵי (תִּשְׁרִי) Standard Tišre (Tišri) Tiberian Tišrê (Tišrî) ; from Akkadian tašrītu "Beginning", from šurrû "To begin") is the first month of the ecclesiastical year and the seventh month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar. The name comes from the Talmud. In the Bible it is called Ethanim. It is an autumn month of 30 days. Tishrei usually occurs in September–October on the Gregorian calendar, and coincides the eighth month of Chinese calendar where Chinese starts the day at 11:00 pm rather than sunset.
Holidays in Tishrei
- Rosh Hashanah – Tishrei 1 & 2
- Tzom Gedaliah – Tishrei 3 (Tishrei 4 when Tishrei 3 falls on a Saturday)
- Yom Kippur – Tishrei 10
- Sukkot – Tishrei 15–21
- Hoshanah Rabbah – Tishrei 21
- Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah – Tishrei 22 (and 23 outside of Israel)
| Months of the Hebrew calendar | |||||||||||
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| Tishrei - Cheshvan - Kislev - Tevet - Shevat - Adar - Nisan - Iyar - Sivan - Tammuz - Av - Elul | |||||||||||
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Months of the Hebrew calendar