Rosh Chodesh Av 8731 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אָב 12491

Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Av for Hebrew Year 12491 begins at sundown on Friday, 4 September 8731 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 5 September 8731.

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, 5 September 8731 / 1 Av 12491

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

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