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 Thursday, 19 October 2017 and ended on Saturday, 21 October 2017.

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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Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֶשְׁוָן
Friday, 20 October 2017 / 30 Tishrei 5778

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
Saturday, 21 October 2017 / 1 Cheshvan 5778

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 for Ashkenazim: Isaiah 66:1-24 · 24 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Isaiah 54:1-10 · 10 p’sukim

References

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

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Sefaria Tanakh

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Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society