Rosh Hashanah Holiday Times Announced Across Israel
Israel is preparing to observe Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, for the year 5787. The holiday will be an extended three-day observance, commencing on Friday evening and concluding on Sunday evening. To aid the public in their preparations, specific times for the commencement and conclusion of the holiday in various cities throughout Israel have been published.
In Jerusalem, the holiday will begin at 6:13 PM on Friday and end at 7:24 PM on Sunday. Tel Aviv will see the holiday start at 6:34 PM Friday and conclude at 7:26 PM Sunday. Haifa's observance will begin at 6:22 PM Friday and end at 7:26 PM Sunday.
Times for other major cities include: Be'er Sheva (Friday 6:34 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Holon (Friday 6:34 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Rishon LeZion (Friday 6:34 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Petah Tikva (Friday 6:34 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Netanya (Friday 6:34 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Ashkelon (Friday 6:35 PM, Sunday 7:27 PM), Rehovot (Friday 6:34 PM, Sunday 7:34 PM), Ramla (Friday 6:34 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Kfar Saba (Friday 6:34 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Ra'anana (Friday 6:34 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Hadera (Friday 6:34 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Modi'in (Friday 6:33 PM, Sunday 7:25 PM), Beit Shemesh (Friday 6:33 PM, Sunday 7:25 PM), Tiberias (Friday 6:32 PM, Sunday 7:24 PM), Safed (Friday 6:32 PM, Sunday 7:24 PM), Afula (Friday 6:32 PM, Sunday 7:25 PM), Beit She'an (Friday 6:32 PM, Sunday 7:24 PM), Acre (Friday 6:33 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Nahariya (Friday 6:33 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Kiryat Gat (Friday 6:34 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Ofakim (Friday 6:35 PM, Sunday 7:26 PM), Dimona (Friday 6:33 PM, Sunday 7:25 PM), Arad (Friday 6:32 PM, Sunday 7:24 PM), and Eilat (Friday 6:32 PM, Sunday 7:24 PM).
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