The name of the first month of fall in the Hebrew calendar is from the Akkadian word meaning “beginning.” Rosh Hashanah, when people get to blow the shofar, is on 1 and 2 Tishrei. Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, is on 10 Tishrei. Tishrei corresponds in Jewish astrology to מאזנים (moznayim, meaning “libra”) and to Libra, whose nature is wind. In 2026, 12 September is 1 Tishrei 5787.
Book of Months