Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4959 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן 8720

Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan for Hebrew Year 8720 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 4956 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8717
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4957 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8718
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4958 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8719
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4959 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8720
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4960 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8721
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4961 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8722
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4962 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8723
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 4963 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8724

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: 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

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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