Rosh Chodesh Av 1761 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב 5521

Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Av for Hebrew Year 5521 began on and ended on .

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

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Chodesh Av 1758 1 Av 5518
Rosh Chodesh Av 1759 1 Av 5519
Rosh Chodesh Av 1760 1 Av 5520
Rosh Chodesh Av 1761 1 Av 5521
Rosh Chodesh Av 1762 1 Av 5522
Rosh Chodesh Av 1763 1 Av 5523
Rosh Chodesh Av 1764 1 Av 5524
Rosh Chodesh Av 1765 1 Av 5525

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Av / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב

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
Books (paid links)

Moonbeams
by Leora Tanenbaum et al

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

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