Rosh Chodesh Kislev 2779 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ כִּסְלֵו 6540

Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Kislev for Hebrew Year 6540 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 9th month of the Hebrew year, has 30 or 29 days, and corresponds to November or December 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 Kislev

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Chodesh Kislev 2776 1 Kislev 6537
Rosh Chodesh Kislev 2777 1 Kislev 6538
Rosh Chodesh Kislev 2778 30 Cheshvan - 1 Kislev 6539
Rosh Chodesh Kislev 2779 1 Kislev 6540
Rosh Chodesh Kislev 2780 30 Cheshvan - 1 Kislev 6541
Rosh Chodesh Kislev 2781 1 Kislev 6542
Rosh Chodesh Kislev 2782 1 Kislev 6543
Rosh Chodesh Kislev 2783 30 Cheshvan - 1 Kislev 6544

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Kislev / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ כִּסְלֵו

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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