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 Thursday, 23 October 1479 and ended on Saturday, 25 October 1479.

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

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן
Friday, 24 October 1479 / 30 Tishrei 5240

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
Saturday, 25 October 1479 / 1 Cheshvan 5240

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