ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Monday, 1 Cheshvan, 5784 October 16, 2023
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Monday, 1 Cheshvan, 5784 October 16, 2023 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Torah Reading Rosh Chodesh: Numbers 28:1-3; Numbers 28:3-15 Jewish History Holy Temple Completed (827 BCE) The Holy Temple , which took seven years to build, was completed by King Solomon during the month of MarCheshvan (I Kings 6:38), although not necessarily on this exact day. (Its dedication, however, was postponed until Tishrei of the following year—see calendar entry for 8 Tishrei). The First Temple served as the epicenter of Jewish national and spiritual life for 410 years, until its destruction by the Babylonians in 423 BCE. Links: The Holy Temple ; The Holy Temple: An Anthology Laws and Customs Rosh Chodesh Observances Today is the second of the two Rosh Chodesh ("Head of the Month") days for the month of Cheshvan (when a month has 30 days, both the last day of the month and the first day of the following month serve as the following month's Rosh Chodesh). Special porti