Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat 508 - Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 508 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט 4268

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

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat for Hebrew Year 4268 began on Friday, 20 January 0508 and ended on Saturday, 21 January 0508.

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 505	FridayFri, January 23Jan 23	SaturdaySat, January 24Jan 24	1 Sh’vat 4265
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 506	TuesdayTue, January 12Jan 12	WednesdayWed, January 13Jan 13	1 Sh’vat 4266
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 507	SundaySun, January 2Jan 2	MondayMon, January 3Jan 3	1 Sh’vat 4267
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 508	FridayFri, January 20Jan 20	SaturdaySat, January 21Jan 21	1 Sh’vat 4268
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 509	TuesdayTue, January 8Jan 8	WednesdayWed, January 9Jan 9	1 Sh’vat 4269
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 509	SundaySun, December 29Dec 29	MondayMon, December 30Dec 30	1 Sh’vat 4270
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 511	SundaySun, January 18Jan 18	MondayMon, January 19Jan 19	1 Sh’vat 4271
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 512	WednesdayWed, January 6Jan 6	ThursdayThu, January 7Jan 7	1 Sh’vat 4272
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 512	SundaySun, December 25Dec 25	MondayMon, December 26Dec 26	1 Sh’vat 4273

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט
Saturday, 21 January 0508 / 1 Sh’vat 4268

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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