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Hebrew Year 5785: Building for Glory Release

The Hebrew new year 5785 begins at sundown, Oct. 2, and we enter the month of Tishri, which is the seventh month on the Hebrew religious calendar and the first month on the Hebrew civil calendar. This is why it is called “head of the year.” Tishri is noted for three fall feasts. They are the Feast of Trumpets or Rosh Hashanah, which begins on the first of Tishri, or Oct. 2, at sundown; then Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, which begins at sundown Oct. 11 and runs through sundown Oct. 12; and