Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 979 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן 4740

Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan for Hebrew Year 4740 began on Thursday, 28 October 0979 and ended on Saturday, 30 October 0979.

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, 29 October 0979 / 30 Tishrei 4740

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, 30 October 0979 / 1 Cheshvan 4740

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