Rosh Chodesh Av 5858 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב 9618

Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Av for Hebrew Year 9618 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 5855 1 Av 9615
Rosh Chodesh Av 5856 1 Av 9616
Rosh Chodesh Av 5857 1 Av 9617
Rosh Chodesh Av 5858 1 Av 9618
Rosh Chodesh Av 5859 1 Av 9619
Rosh Chodesh Av 5860 1 Av 9620
Rosh Chodesh Av 5861 1 Av 9621
Rosh Chodesh Av 5862 1 Av 9622

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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