Rosh Chodesh Av 3361 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב 7121

Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Av for Hebrew Year 7121 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 3358 1 Av 7118
Rosh Chodesh Av 3359 1 Av 7119
Rosh Chodesh Av 3360 1 Av 7120
Rosh Chodesh Av 3361 1 Av 7121
Rosh Chodesh Av 3362 1 Av 7122
Rosh Chodesh Av 3363 1 Av 7123
Rosh Chodesh Av 3364 1 Av 7124
Rosh Chodesh Av 3365 1 Av 7125

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Av / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב

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
Sefaria.org
Books (paid links)
Moonbeams: A Hadassah Rosh Hodesh Guide

Moonbeams
by Leora Tanenbaum et al

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

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