Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 4940 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט 8700

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

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat for Hebrew Year 8700 begins at sundown on Friday, 15 January 4940 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 16 January 4940.

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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Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט
Saturday, 16 January 4940 / 1 Sh’vat 8700

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

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

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

Sefaria Tanakh

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