Rosh Chodesh Elul 2018 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל 5778

Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Elul for Hebrew Year 5778 began on Friday, 10 August 2018 and ended on Sunday, 12 August 2018.

Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 6th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to August or September 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 Elul / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל
Saturday, 11 August 2018 / 30 Av 5778

Torah Portion: Parashat Re'eh · Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17; Numbers 28:9-15

1. 1: Deuteronomy 11:26-12:10 · 17 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Deuteronomy 12:11-28 · 18 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Deuteronomy 12:29-13:19 · 22 p’sukim ·
4. 4: Deuteronomy 14:1-21 · 21 p’sukim ·
5. 5: Deuteronomy 14:22-29 · 8 p’sukim ·
6. 6: Deuteronomy 15:1-18 · 18 p’sukim ·
7. 7: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17 · 22 p’sukim ·
8. maf*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim ·
   *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24 · 24 p’sukim

Rosh Chodesh Elul Day 2 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל
Sunday, 12 August 2018 / 1 Elul 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 ·

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