Sep 10, 2026 · 7 min · 6 segments
Send us Fan Mail Is it SO BAD for Rosh Hashana to fall out on Shabbos?
Shloimy ZelcerGuest
Years that Rosh Hashanah fell out like this year, where it was Shabbos Rosh Hashanah, was Horban Bayez Rishon, Horban Bayez Shani, 1290 when the Jews were expelled from England, forced conversions and massacres of the Jews in Spain in 1391, Russian pogroms in 1881-82 and also 1905, Ukrainian pogroms in 1918-1919, The Holocaust at its peak in 1942, when there were the most deaths, was also a year that fell like this.
And more recently in our lifetime, we had the Second Intifada, followed by September 11th, was a year that fell out like this.
And of course, most famously, or most fresh in our minds, is October 7th was also a year that fell out.
Now, where does this come from? What is the source of this? Why do people say this? It's a Gemara in Rosh Hashanah.
The Gemara in Rosh Hashanah says, Any year which the shofar wasn't sounded in the beginning, it's going to end up being bad at the end.
But no matter how you translate it, it means that it won't be a good end to the year.
So, there seems to be really strong historical evidence that this is such, that when Rosh Hashanah falls out like this, there seems to be an off in the Gemara that supports this.
Years that Rosh Hashanah fell out like this year, where it was Shabbos Rosh Hashanah, was Horban Bayez Rishon, Horban Bayez Shani, 1290 when the Jews were expelled from England, forced conversions and massacres of the Jews in Spain in 1391, Russian pogroms in 1881-82 and also 1905, Ukrainian pogroms in 1918-1919, The Holocaust at its peak in 1942, when there were the most deaths, was also a year that fell like this.
And more recently in our lifetime, we had the Second Intifada, followed by September 11th, was a year that fell out like this.
And of course, most famously, or most fresh in our minds, is October 7th was also a year that fell out.
Now, where does this come from? What is the source of this? Why do people say this? It's a Gemara in Rosh Hashanah.
The Gemara in Rosh Hashanah says, Any year which the shofar wasn't sounded in the beginning, it's going to end up being bad at the end.
But no matter how you translate it, it means that it won't be a good end to the year.
So, there seems to be really strong historical evidence that this is such, that when Rosh Hashanah falls out like this, there seems to be an off in the Gemara that supports this.
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