Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4947 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן 8708

Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan for Hebrew Year 8708 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 4944 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8705
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4945 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8706
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4946 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8707
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4947 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8708
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4948 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8709
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4949 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8710
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4950 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8711
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4951 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8712

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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