Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5179 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן 8940

Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan for Hebrew Year 8940 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 5176 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8937
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5177 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8938
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5178 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8939
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5179 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8940
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5180 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8941
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5181 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8942
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5182 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8943
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5183 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 8944

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
by Leora Tanenbaum et al

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

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