Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 1479 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן 5240

Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan for Hebrew Year 5240 began on and ended on .

Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 8th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 or 30 days, and corresponds to October or November 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 Cheshvan

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Dates
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 1476 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5237
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 1477 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5238
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 1478 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5239
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 1479 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5240
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 1480 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5241
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 1481 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5242
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 1482 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5243
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 1483 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5244

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן

Torah Portion: Numbers 28:1-15

  1. 1: Numbers 28:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Numbers 28:3-5 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Numbers 28:6-10 · 5 p’sukim
  4. 4: Numbers 28:11-15 · 5 p’sukim

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Day 2 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן

Torah Portion: Parashat Noach · Genesis 6:9-11:32; Numbers 28:9-15

  1. 1: Genesis 6:9-22 · 14 p’sukim
  2. 2: Genesis 7:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  3. 3: Genesis 7:17-8:14 · 22 p’sukim
  4. 4: Genesis 8:15-9:7 · 15 p’sukim
  5. 5: Genesis 9:8-17 · 10 p’sukim
  6. 6: Genesis 9:18-10:32 · 44 p’sukim
  7. 7: Genesis 11:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
  8. maf*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

Haftarah*: Isaiah 66:1-24 · 24 p’sukim
*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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