Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat 1540 - Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1540 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט 5300

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Start of month of Sh’vat on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat for Hebrew Year 5300 began on Friday, 19 January 1540 and ended on Saturday, 20 January 1540.

Start of month of Sh’vat on the Hebrew calendar. שְׁבָט (transliterated Sh’vat or Shevat) is the 11th month of the Hebrew year, has 30 days, and corresponds to January or February 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 Sh’vat

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1537	FridayFri, January 22Jan 22	SaturdaySat, January 23Jan 23	1 Sh’vat 5297
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1538	TuesdayTue, January 11Jan 11	WednesdayWed, January 12Jan 12	1 Sh’vat 5298
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1538	FridayFri, December 30Dec 30	SaturdaySat, December 31Dec 31	1 Sh’vat 5299
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1540	FridayFri, January 19Jan 19	SaturdaySat, January 20Jan 20	1 Sh’vat 5300
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1541	WednesdayWed, January 8Jan 8	ThursdayThu, January 9Jan 9	1 Sh’vat 5301
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1542	TuesdayTue, January 27Jan 27	WednesdayWed, January 28Jan 28	1 Sh’vat 5302
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1543	FridayFri, January 15Jan 15	SaturdaySat, January 16Jan 16	1 Sh’vat 5303
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1544	WednesdayWed, January 5Jan 5	ThursdayThu, January 6Jan 6	1 Sh’vat 5304

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט
Saturday, 20 January 1540 / 1 Sh’vat 5300

Torah Portion: Parashat Vaera · Exodus 6:2-9:35; Numbers 28:9-15

1: Exodus 6:2-13 · 12 p’sukim
2: Exodus 6:14-28 · 15 p’sukim
3: Exodus 6:29-7:7 · 9 p’sukim
4: Exodus 7:8-8:6 · 28 p’sukim
5: Exodus 8:7-18 · 12 p’sukim
6: Exodus 8:19-9:16 · 26 p’sukim
7: Exodus 9:17-35 · 19 p’sukim
maf*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
*Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

Haftarah*: Isaiah 66:1-24 · 24 p’sukim
*Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

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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