Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat 978 - Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 978 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט 4738

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

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat for Hebrew Year 4738 began on Friday, 16 January 0978 and ended on Saturday, 17 January 0978.

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 975	FridayFri, January 20Jan 20	SaturdaySat, January 21Jan 21	1 Sh’vat 4735
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 976	TuesdayTue, January 9Jan 9	WednesdayWed, January 10Jan 10	1 Sh’vat 4736
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 976	SundaySun, December 29Dec 29	MondayMon, December 30Dec 30	1 Sh’vat 4737
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 978	FridayFri, January 16Jan 16	SaturdaySat, January 17Jan 17	1 Sh’vat 4738
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 979	WednesdayWed, January 6Jan 6	ThursdayThu, January 7Jan 7	1 Sh’vat 4739
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 980	TuesdayTue, January 25Jan 25	WednesdayWed, January 26Jan 26	1 Sh’vat 4740
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 981	SundaySun, January 14Jan 14	MondayMon, January 15Jan 15	1 Sh’vat 4741
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 982	WednesdayWed, January 2Jan 2	ThursdayThu, January 3Jan 3	1 Sh’vat 4742

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט
Saturday, 17 January 0978 / 1 Sh’vat 4738

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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