Rosh Chodesh Av 1240 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב 5000

Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Av for Hebrew Year 5000 began on Friday, 27 July 1240 and ended on Saturday, 28 July 1240.

Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar. Av (אָב) is the 5th month of the Hebrew year, has 30 days, and corresponds to July or August on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon.

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Dates for Rosh Chodesh Av

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Av / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב
Saturday, 28 July 1240 / 1 Av 5000

Torah Portion: Parashat Masei · Numbers 33:1-36:13, 28:9-15

1. 1: Numbers 33:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 33:11-49 · 39 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 33:50-34:15 · 22 p’sukim
4. 4: Numbers 34:16-29 · 14 p’sukim
5. 5: Numbers 35:1-8 · 8 p’sukim
6. 6: Numbers 35:9-34 · 26 p’sukim
7. 7: Numbers 36:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
8. maf*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
   *Masei on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4 · 26 p’sukim
*Masei on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

Haftarah for Sephardim*: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 4:1-2; Isaiah 66:1, 66:23 · 29 p’sukim
*Masei on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org