16 August 2026
Shalom Aleichem,
תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֵּסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ
tiq’ú bakhódesh shofár bakkésseh l’yom khaggénu
Sound the shofar on the new moon, on the covering for our festival day.
Tehillim (Psalms) 81:4
The seventh New Moon is expected to be visible on September 12 in Israel and the United States.
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Seventh New Moon Mentioned in Miqra
- Bereshit (Genesis) 8:4
- Vayikra (Leviticus) 16:29, 23:24, 23:27, 23:34, 23:39, 23:41
- Bamidbar (Numbers) 29:7, 29:12
- Melachim II (II Kings) 25:25
- Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 28:17, 41:1
- Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 45:25
- Chagai (Haggai) 2:1
- Zechariah (Zechariah) 8:19
- Ezra (Ezra) 3:6
- Nechemiah (Nehemiah) 8:2, 8:14
- Divrei HaYamim I (I Chronicles) 27:10
- Divrei HaYamim II (II Chronicles) 7:10
Moedim
- Yom Teruah: September 13, 2026
- Yom Kippur: September 22, 2026
- Sukkot: September 27 – October 3, 2026
- Shmini Atzeret: October 4, 2026
May יהוה be with you,
Ya’aqov Meyer
בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי • The Seventh Month (Tishrei)
Bereshit (Genesis) 8:4
וַתָּנַח הַתֵּבָה בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּשִׁבְעָה-עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ עַל הָרֵי אֲרָרָֽט
vattanah hatteivah bahodesh hashvi’i beshiv’ah-asar yom lahodesh ‘al hare’i ararat
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
vattanah hatteivah bahodesh hashvi’i beshiv’ah-asar yom lahodesh ‘al hare’i ararat
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
Vayikra (Leviticus) 16:29
וְהָיְתָה לָכֶם לְחֻקַּת עוֹלָם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בֶּֽעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ תְּעַנּוּ אֶת-נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם וְכל-מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ הָֽאֶזְרָח וְהַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם
vehayetah lachem lechukat olam bachodesh hashvi’i be’esr lachodesh te’anu et-nafshoteychem vekhol-melachah lo ta’asu ha’ezrach vehageir hagir betochechem
And it shall be to you a statute forever: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and you shall do no work, the native-born and the stranger who sojourns among you.
vehayetah lachem lechukat olam bachodesh hashvi’i be’esr lachodesh te’anu et-nafshoteychem vekhol-melachah lo ta’asu ha’ezrach vehageir hagir betochechem
And it shall be to you a statute forever: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and you shall do no work, the native-born and the stranger who sojourns among you.
Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:24
דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם שַׁבָּתוֹן זִכְרוֹן תְּרוּעָה מִקְרָא-קֹֽדֶשׁ
daber el-b’nei yisrael le’mor bachodesh hashvi’i b’echad lachodesh yihyeh lachem shabbaton zikaron t’ru’ah mikra-kodesh
‘Speak to the sons of Yisra’el, saying, “In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a complete rest, a remembrance by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.”
daber el-b’nei yisrael le’mor bachodesh hashvi’i b’echad lachodesh yihyeh lachem shabbaton zikaron t’ru’ah mikra-kodesh
‘Speak to the sons of Yisra’el, saying, “In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a complete rest, a remembrance by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.”
Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:27
אַךְ בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי הַזֶּה יוֹם הַכִּפֻּרִים הוּא מִֽקְרָא-קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם וְעִנִּיתֶם אֶת-נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם אִשֶּׁה לַיהֹוָֽה
ach ba’esrim lachodesh hashvi’i hazeh yom hakkipurim hu mikra-kodesh yihyeh lachem ve’anitem et-nafshoteikhem vehikravtem isheh l’יהוה
‘However, on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall afflict your souls, and you shall present a food offering to יהוה.’
ach ba’esrim lachodesh hashvi’i hazeh yom hakkipurim hu mikra-kodesh yihyeh lachem ve’anitem et-nafshoteikhem vehikravtem isheh l’יהוה
‘However, on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall afflict your souls, and you shall present a food offering to יהוה.’
Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:34
דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי הַזֶּה חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת שִׁבְעַת יָמִים לַיהֹוָֽה
daber el-b’nei yisrael le’mor bachamishah asar yom lachodesh hashvi’i hazeh chag hasukot shiv’at yamim l’יהוה
‘Speak to the sons of Yisra’el, saying, “On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to יהוה.’
daber el-b’nei yisrael le’mor bachamishah asar yom lachodesh hashvi’i hazeh chag hasukot shiv’at yamim l’יהוה
‘Speak to the sons of Yisra’el, saying, “On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to יהוה.’
Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:39
אַךְ בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאסְפְּכֶם אֶת-תְּבוּאַת הָאָרֶץ תָּחֹגּוּ אֶת-חַג-יהוה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים בַּיּוֹם הָֽרִאשׁוֹן שַׁבָּתוֹן וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי שַׁבָּתֽוֹן
ach bachamishah asar yom lachodesh hashvi’i be’ospechem et-t’vu’at ha’aretz tachoggu et-chag-יהוה shiv’at yamim bayom hari’shon shabbaton uvayom hashmini shabbaton
‘However, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of יהוה for seven days; on the first day shall be a Sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a Sabbath.’
ach bachamishah asar yom lachodesh hashvi’i be’ospechem et-t’vu’at ha’aretz tachoggu et-chag-יהוה shiv’at yamim bayom hari’shon shabbaton uvayom hashmini shabbaton
‘However, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of יהוה for seven days; on the first day shall be a Sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a Sabbath.’
Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:41
וְחַגֹּתֶם אֹתוֹ חַג לַֽיהֹוָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים בַּשָּׁנָה חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי תָּחֹגּוּ אֹתֽוֹ
vechagtem oto chag l’יהוה shiv’at yamim bashanah chukkat olam l’doroteikhem bachodesh hashvi’i tachoggu oto
And you shall celebrate it, a feast to יהוה, for seven days in the year; it is a statute forever throughout your generations; in the seventh month you shall celebrate it.
vechagtem oto chag l’יהוה shiv’at yamim bashanah chukkat olam l’doroteikhem bachodesh hashvi’i tachoggu oto
And you shall celebrate it, a feast to יהוה, for seven days in the year; it is a statute forever throughout your generations; in the seventh month you shall celebrate it.
Bamidbar (Numbers) 29:7
וּבֶעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי הַזֶּה מִֽקְרָא-קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם וְעִנִּיתֶם אֶת-נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם כּל-מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשֽׂוּ
Uva’esor Lachodesh HaShvi’i Hazeh Mikra-Kodesh Yihyeh Lachem Ve’anitem Et-Nafshoteichem Kol-Melachah Lo Ta’asu
And on this seventh month, on the tenth of the month, a holy assembly it shall be to you, and you shall afflict your souls; any work you shall not do.
Uva’esor Lachodesh HaShvi’i Hazeh Mikra-Kodesh Yihyeh Lachem Ve’anitem Et-Nafshoteichem Kol-Melachah Lo Ta’asu
And on this seventh month, on the tenth of the month, a holy assembly it shall be to you, and you shall afflict your souls; any work you shall not do.
Bamidbar (Numbers) 29:12
וּבַחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִֽקְרָא-קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם כּל-מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ וְחַגֹּתֶם חַג לַיהֹוָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים
Uvachamisha Asar Yom Lachodesh HaShvi’i Mikra-Kodesh Yihyeh Lachem Kol-Melechet Avodah Lo Ta’asu VeChagtem Chag Laיהוה Shiv’at Yamim
And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, a holy assembly it shall be to you; any work of service you shall not do, and you shall celebrate a feast to יהוה seven days.
Uvachamisha Asar Yom Lachodesh HaShvi’i Mikra-Kodesh Yihyeh Lachem Kol-Melechet Avodah Lo Ta’asu VeChagtem Chag Laיהוה Shiv’at Yamim
And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, a holy assembly it shall be to you; any work of service you shall not do, and you shall celebrate a feast to יהוה seven days.
Melachim II (II Kings) 25:25
וַיְהִי בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בָּא יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן-נְתַנְיָה בֶּן-אֱלִישָׁמָע מִזֶּרַע הַמְּלוּכָה וַעֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים אִתּוֹ וַיַּכּוּ אֶת-גְּדַלְיָהוּ וַיָּמֹת וְאֶת-הַיְּהוּדִים וְאֶת-הַכַּשְׂדִּים אֲשֶׁר-הָיוּ אִתּוֹ בַּמִּצְפָּֽה
vayehi bachodesh hash’vi’i ba yishma’el ben-netanyah ben-elishama mizera hamelukhah va’asarah anashim ito vayak’u et-g’dalyahu vayamot ve’et-hay’hudim ve’et-hakasdim asher-hayu ito bammits’pah
And it came to pass in the seventh month, Yishma’el, son of Netanyahu, son of Elisama, of the royal line, came, and ten men with him, and they struck Gedalyahu, and he died, and the Yehudim, and the Kasdim who were with him at Mizpah.
vayehi bachodesh hash’vi’i ba yishma’el ben-netanyah ben-elishama mizera hamelukhah va’asarah anashim ito vayak’u et-g’dalyahu vayamot ve’et-hay’hudim ve’et-hakasdim asher-hayu ito bammits’pah
And it came to pass in the seventh month, Yishma’el, son of Netanyahu, son of Elisama, of the royal line, came, and ten men with him, and they struck Gedalyahu, and he died, and the Yehudim, and the Kasdim who were with him at Mizpah.
Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 28:17
וַיָּמת חֲנַנְיָה הַנָּבִיא בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִיא בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי
vayamot Chananyah hanavi bashanah hahi bachodesh hashvi’i
And Ḥananyah the prophet died in that year, in the seventh month.
vayamot Chananyah hanavi bashanah hahi bachodesh hashvi’i
And Ḥananyah the prophet died in that year, in the seventh month.
Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 41:1
וַיְהִי בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בָּא יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן-נְתַנְיָה בֶן-אֱלִישָׁמָע מִזֶּרַע הַמְּלוּכָה וְרַבֵּי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַעֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים אִתּוֹ אֶל-גְּדַלְיָהוּ בֶן-אֲחִיקָם הַמִּצְפָּתָה וַיֹּאכְלוּ שָׁם לֶחֶם יַחְדָּו בַּמִּצְפָּֽה
Vayehi ba-hodesh ha-shvi’i ba Yishma’el ben-Netanyah ben-Elisama min-zerah ha-melukhah v’rabey ha-melekh v’asarah anashim itto el-Gedalyahu ben-Ahikam ha-Mitzpah v’yokhlu sham lehem yakhdav ba-Mitzpah
And it happened in the seventh month, Yishma’el son of Nethanyahu son of Elishama, from the seed of the nobility and the king’s officers, and ten men with him, came to Gedalyahu son of Aḥiqam in Miṣpah, and they ate bread there together in Miṣpah.
Vayehi ba-hodesh ha-shvi’i ba Yishma’el ben-Netanyah ben-Elisama min-zerah ha-melukhah v’rabey ha-melekh v’asarah anashim itto el-Gedalyahu ben-Ahikam ha-Mitzpah v’yokhlu sham lehem yakhdav ba-Mitzpah
And it happened in the seventh month, Yishma’el son of Nethanyahu son of Elishama, from the seed of the nobility and the king’s officers, and ten men with him, came to Gedalyahu son of Aḥiqam in Miṣpah, and they ate bread there together in Miṣpah.
Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 45:25
בַּשְּׁבִיעִי בַּֽחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ בֶּחָג יַעֲשֶׂה כָאֵלֶּה שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים כַּֽחַטָּאת כָּעֹלָה וְכַמִּנְחָה וְכַשָּֽׁמֶן
baš·šəḇiʿî bəḥamîšâ ʿāśār yōm laḥōdeš běḥāḡ yaʿăśeh kā’ēlleh šib·ʿaṯ hay·yāmîm kā·ḥaṭ·ṭā’ṯ kāʿōlâ wəḵam·mîn·ḥâ wəḵaš·šāmeṯ
In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month, at the feast, he shall do likewise for seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, according to the grain offering, and according to the oil.
baš·šəḇiʿî bəḥamîšâ ʿāśār yōm laḥōdeš běḥāḡ yaʿăśeh kā’ēlleh šib·ʿaṯ hay·yāmîm kā·ḥaṭ·ṭā’ṯ kāʿōlâ wəḵam·mîn·ḥâ wəḵaš·šāmeṯ
In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month, at the feast, he shall do likewise for seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, according to the grain offering, and according to the oil.
Chagai (Haggai) 2:1
בַּשְּׁבִיעִי בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הָיָה דְּבַר-יהוה בְּיַד-חַגַּי הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹֽר
ba-shəvi’i bə-‘esrim wə-‘eḥad la-ḥodeš hayah dǝvar-יהוה bə-yad-ḥaggay han-navi le’mor
In the seventh, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of יהוה came by Haggai the prophet, saying:
ba-shəvi’i bə-‘esrim wə-‘eḥad la-ḥodeš hayah dǝvar-יהוה bə-yad-ḥaggay han-navi le’mor
In the seventh, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of יהוה came by Haggai the prophet, saying:
Zechariah (Zechariah) 8:19
כֹּֽה-אָמַר יהוה צְבָאוֹת צוֹם הָרְבִיעִי וְצוֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי וְצוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְצוֹם הָעֲשִׂירִי יִהְיֶה לְבֵית-יְהוּדָה לְשָׂשׂוֹן וּלְשִׂמְחָה וּֽלְמֹעֲדִים טוֹבִים וְהָאֱמֶת וְהַשָּׁלוֹם אֱהָֽבוּ
kōh-’āmar יהוה ṣḇā’ōṯ ṣōm harəḇî‘î wəṣōm hāḥămišî wəṣōm haššəḇi‘î wəṣōm hā‘ăśîrî yihyēh ləḇêṯ-yəhūḏāh ləśāśōn ūləśimḥāh ūləmō‘āḏîm ṭōḇîm wəhā’ĕmeṯ wəhaššālōm ’ĕhāḇū
Thus says יהוה of Hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth month, and the fast of the seventh month, and the fast of the tenth month will be for the house of Yehudah for joy and for gladness and for good appointed times. But love truth and peace.
kōh-’āmar יהוה ṣḇā’ōṯ ṣōm harəḇî‘î wəṣōm hāḥămišî wəṣōm haššəḇi‘î wəṣōm hā‘ăśîrî yihyēh ləḇêṯ-yəhūḏāh ləśāśōn ūləśimḥāh ūləmō‘āḏîm ṭōḇîm wəhā’ĕmeṯ wəhaššālōm ’ĕhāḇū
Thus says יהוה of Hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth month, and the fast of the seventh month, and the fast of the tenth month will be for the house of Yehudah for joy and for gladness and for good appointed times. But love truth and peace.
Ezra (Ezra) 3:6
מִיּוֹם אֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי הֵחֵלּוּ לְהַעֲלוֹת עֹלוֹת לַיהֹוָה וְהֵיכַל יהוה לֹא יֻסָּֽד
mi-yom echad la-chodesh ha-shvi’i hechelu le-ha’alot olot la-יהוה ve-heichal יהוה lo yusad
From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to יהוה, and the house of יהוה was not yet founded.
mi-yom echad la-chodesh ha-shvi’i hechelu le-ha’alot olot la-יהוה ve-heichal יהוה lo yusad
From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to יהוה, and the house of יהוה was not yet founded.
Nechemiah (Nehemiah) 8:2
וַיָּבִיא עֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן אֶֽת-הַתּוֹרָה לִפְנֵי הַקָּהָל מֵאִישׁ וְעַד-אִשָּׁה וְכֹל מֵבִין לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּיוֹם אֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי
vayaviy ezra hakohén et-hatorah lifney hakahel me’ish ve’ad-ishah vechol mevín lishmoa beyom echad lachodesh hashvi’i
And Ezra the priest brought the Torah before the assembly, from man to woman and all who understood to listen, on the first day of the seventh month.
vayaviy ezra hakohén et-hatorah lifney hakahel me’ish ve’ad-ishah vechol mevín lishmoa beyom echad lachodesh hashvi’i
And Ezra the priest brought the Torah before the assembly, from man to woman and all who understood to listen, on the first day of the seventh month.
Nechemiah (Nehemiah) 8:14
וַֽיִּמְצְאוּ כָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יהוה בְּיַד-מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר יֵשְׁבוּ בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּסֻּכּוֹת בֶּחָג בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי
vayimts’u katuv batórah asher tzivah יהוה beyad-mosheh asher yesh’vu vney-yisra’el basukkot bechag bachodesh hashvi’i
And they found written in the Torah, which יהוה commanded by the hand of Mosheh, that the sons of Yisra’el should dwell in booths during the feast in the seventh month.
vayimts’u katuv batórah asher tzivah יהוה beyad-mosheh asher yesh’vu vney-yisra’el basukkot bechag bachodesh hashvi’i
And they found written in the Torah, which יהוה commanded by the hand of Mosheh, that the sons of Yisra’el should dwell in booths during the feast in the seventh month.
Divrei HaYamim I (I Chronicles) 27:10
הַשְּׁבִיעִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי חֶלֶץ הַפְּלוֹנִי מִן-בְּנֵי אֶפְרָיִם וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָֽלֶף
ha-shvi’i la-khodesh ha-shvi’i khelets ha-peloni min-bene ‘efrayim ve-‘al mahlekh-to ‘esrim ve-‘arba’ah ‘alef
The seventh for the seventh month, Ḥelets the Peloni, from the sons of Efrayim, and over his division, twenty-four thousand.
ha-shvi’i la-khodesh ha-shvi’i khelets ha-peloni min-bene ‘efrayim ve-‘al mahlekh-to ‘esrim ve-‘arba’ah ‘alef
The seventh for the seventh month, Ḥelets the Peloni, from the sons of Efrayim, and over his division, twenty-four thousand.
Divrei HaYamim II (II Chronicles) 7:10
וּבְיוֹם עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי שִׁלַּח אֶת-הָעָם לְאהֳלֵיהֶם שְׂמֵחִים וְטוֹבֵי לֵב עַל-הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יהוה לְדָוִיד וְלִשְׁלֹמֹה וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמּֽוֹ
u’vyom esrim u’shlosha lachodesh hashvi’i shilakh et-ha’am l’oholeihem s’mehim u’tov’ei lev al-hatovah asher asah יהוה l’David ul’shlomoh ul’yisra’el ammo
And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people to their tents, joyful and good of heart for the goodness that יהוה had done for David, and for Shelomoh, and for Yisra’el his people.
u’vyom esrim u’shlosha lachodesh hashvi’i shilakh et-ha’am l’oholeihem s’mehim u’tov’ei lev al-hatovah asher asah יהוה l’David ul’shlomoh ul’yisra’el ammo
And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people to their tents, joyful and good of heart for the goodness that יהוה had done for David, and for Shelomoh, and for Yisra’el his people.