Rosh Chodesh Elul 4485 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל 8245

Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Elul for Hebrew Year 8245 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 6th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to August or September 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 Elul

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Dates
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4482 30 Av - 1 Elul 8242
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4483 30 Av - 1 Elul 8243
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4484 30 Av - 1 Elul 8244
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4485 30 Av - 1 Elul 8245
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4486 30 Av - 1 Elul 8246
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4487 30 Av - 1 Elul 8247
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4488 30 Av - 1 Elul 8248
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4489 30 Av - 1 Elul 8249

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Elul / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל

Torah Portion: Parashat Re'eh · Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17; Numbers 28:9-15

  1. 1: Deuteronomy 11:26-12:10 · 17 p’sukim
  2. 2: Deuteronomy 12:11-28 · 18 p’sukim
  3. 3: Deuteronomy 12:29-13:19 · 22 p’sukim
  4. 4: Deuteronomy 14:1-21 · 21 p’sukim
  5. 5: Deuteronomy 14:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
  6. 6: Deuteronomy 15:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
  7. 7: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17 · 22 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

Rosh Chodesh Elul Day 2 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל

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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