Rosh Chodesh Elul 5781 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל 9541

Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Elul for Hebrew Year 9541 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 5778 30 Av - 1 Elul 9538
Rosh Chodesh Elul 5779 30 Av - 1 Elul 9539
Rosh Chodesh Elul 5780 30 Av - 1 Elul 9540
Rosh Chodesh Elul 5781 30 Av - 1 Elul 9541
Rosh Chodesh Elul 5782 30 Av - 1 Elul 9542
Rosh Chodesh Elul 5783 30 Av - 1 Elul 9543
Rosh Chodesh Elul 5784 30 Av - 1 Elul 9544
Rosh Chodesh Elul 5785 30 Av - 1 Elul 9545

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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