Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2017 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן 5778

Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan for Hebrew Year 5778 began on and ended on .

Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 8th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 or 30 days, and corresponds to October or November 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 Cheshvan

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Dates
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2014 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5775
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2015 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5776
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2016 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5777
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2017 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5778
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2018 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5779
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2019 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5780
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2020 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5781
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2021 30 Tishrei - 1 Cheshvan 5782

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן

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

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Day 2 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן

Torah Portion: Parashat Noach · Genesis 6:9-11:32; Numbers 28:9-15

  1. 1: Genesis 6:9-22 · 14 p’sukim
  2. 2: Genesis 7:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  3. 3: Genesis 7:17-8:14 · 22 p’sukim
  4. 4: Genesis 8:15-9:7 · 15 p’sukim
  5. 5: Genesis 9:8-17 · 10 p’sukim
  6. 6: Genesis 9:18-10:32 · 44 p’sukim
  7. 7: Genesis 11:1-32 · 32 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
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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