Rosh Chodesh Av 2228 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב 5988

Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Av for Hebrew Year 5988 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2225 1 Av 5985
Rosh Chodesh Av 2226 1 Av 5986
Rosh Chodesh Av 2227 1 Av 5987
Rosh Chodesh Av 2228 1 Av 5988
Rosh Chodesh Av 2229 1 Av 5989
Rosh Chodesh Av 2230 1 Av 5990
Rosh Chodesh Av 2231 1 Av 5991
Rosh Chodesh Av 2232 1 Av 5992

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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