Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1956 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט 5716

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

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat for Hebrew Year 5716 began on and ended on .

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

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1953 1 Sh’vat 5713
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1954 1 Sh’vat 5714
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1955 1 Sh’vat 5715
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1956 1 Sh’vat 5716
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1957 1 Sh’vat 5717
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1958 1 Sh’vat 5718
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1959 1 Sh’vat 5719
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 1960 1 Sh’vat 5720

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט

Torah Portion: Parashat Vaera · Exodus 6:2-9:35; Numbers 28:9-15

  1. 1: Exodus 6:2-13 · 12 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 6:14-28 · 15 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 6:29-7:7 · 9 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 7:8-8:6 · 28 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 8:7-18 · 12 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 8:19-9:16 · 26 p’sukim
  7. 7: Exodus 9:17-35 · 19 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: A Hadassah Rosh Hodesh Guide

Moonbeams
by Leora Tanenbaum et al

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

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