Rosh Chodesh Av 2025 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב 5785

Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Av for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Friday, 25 July 2025 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 26 July 2025.

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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Rosh Chodesh Av / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב
Saturday, 26 July 2025 / 1 Av 5785

Torah Portion: Parashat Matot-Masei · Numbers 30:2-36:13, 28:9-15

1. 1: Numbers 30:2-31:12 · 28 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 31:13-54 · 42 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 32:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
4. 4: Numbers 32:20-33:49 · 72 p’sukim
5. 5: Numbers 33:50-34:15 · 22 p’sukim
6. 6: Numbers 34:16-35:8 · 22 p’sukim
7. 7: Numbers 35:9-36:13 · 39 p’sukim
8. maf*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
   *Matot-Masei on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

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

Haftarah for Sephardim*: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 4:1-2; Isaiah 66:1, 66:23 · 29 p’sukim
*Matot-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

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