Rosh Chodesh Av 4451 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב 8211

Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Av for Hebrew Year 8211 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 4448 1 Av 8208
Rosh Chodesh Av 4449 1 Av 8209
Rosh Chodesh Av 4450 1 Av 8210
Rosh Chodesh Av 4451 1 Av 8211
Rosh Chodesh Av 4452 1 Av 8212
Rosh Chodesh Av 4453 1 Av 8213
Rosh Chodesh Av 4454 1 Av 8214
Rosh Chodesh Av 4455 1 Av 8215

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: 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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