Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 2016 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט 5776

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

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat for Hebrew Year 5776 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 2013 1 Sh’vat 5773
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 2014 1 Sh’vat 5774
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 2015 1 Sh’vat 5775
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 2016 1 Sh’vat 5776
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 2017 1 Sh’vat 5777
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 2018 1 Sh’vat 5778
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 2019 1 Sh’vat 5779
Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat 2020 1 Sh’vat 5780

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט

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
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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