Rosh Chodesh Elul 4952 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל 8712

Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Elul for Hebrew Year 8712 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 4949 30 Av - 1 Elul 8709
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4950 30 Av - 1 Elul 8710
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4951 30 Av - 1 Elul 8711
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4952 30 Av - 1 Elul 8712
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4953 30 Av - 1 Elul 8713
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4954 30 Av - 1 Elul 8714
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4955 30 Av - 1 Elul 8715
Rosh Chodesh Elul 4956 30 Av - 1 Elul 8716

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: 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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