Rosh Chodesh Elul 6136 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל 9896

Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Elul for Hebrew Year 9896 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 6133 30 Av - 1 Elul 9893
Rosh Chodesh Elul 6134 30 Av - 1 Elul 9894
Rosh Chodesh Elul 6135 30 Av - 1 Elul 9895
Rosh Chodesh Elul 6136 30 Av - 1 Elul 9896
Rosh Chodesh Elul 6137 30 Av - 1 Elul 9897
Rosh Chodesh Elul 6138 30 Av - 1 Elul 9898
Rosh Chodesh Elul 6139 30 Av - 1 Elul 9899
Rosh Chodesh Elul 6140 30 Av - 1 Elul 9900

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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