טבת
Rosh Chodesh Tevet
♑ Capricorn (Gedi / גדי) · Winter · Tribe of Dan · December–January
Two-Day Rosh Chodesh · 5787
Begins at sunset
Wednesday evening, December 9, 2026
Sunset in New York: 4:28 PM
ends sunset on Friday, December 11, 2026
Molad
Wednesday, 11 hours, 11 minutes and 4 chalakim
1 chelek = 3⅓ seconds · 18 chalakim = 1 minute · 1,080 chalakim = 1 hour
Tevet (טבת) · 30 days · ♑ Capricorn (Gedi / גדי)
Holidays
End of Chanukah (2–3 Tevet)
10 Tevet (Fast of Asara B’Tevet)
Torah Reading
Rosh Chodesh + Chanukah: three Torah scrolls. On the 10th of Tevet: Exodus 32:11–14 and 34:1–10.
Hebrew Year
5787
About
The Month of Tevet
Tevet is the coldest and darkest month, yet the last days of Chanukah extend into its beginning, bringing light into the deepest winter. The 10th of Tevet is a fast day commemorating Nebuchadnezzar’s siege of Jerusalem, which led to the destruction of the First Temple. Despite the somber tone, Tevet teaches that sparks of holiness exist even in the darkest times.
Significance
Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Rosh Chodesh Tevet is unique because it always falls during Chanukah — the only Rosh Chodesh that coincides with another celebration. Three Torah scrolls are taken out: one for Rosh Chodesh, one for Chanukah, and the regular weekly reading if it falls on Shabbat. This convergence of light (Chanukah) and renewal (Rosh Chodesh) in the darkest month carries deep symbolism.
Spiritual Themes
Themes of Tevet
Tevet teaches the power of holy anger (ka’as d’kedusha) — righteous indignation that fuels positive change. The Kabbalists associate Tevet with the sense of anger, which when properly channeled, becomes the determination to fight injustice. The goat (Gedi) climbs steadily through the most difficult terrain.
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Mazal
Capricorn (Gedi / גדי)
Tribe
Dan
Season
Winter
Observances
Customs of Tevet
- •Final days of Chanukah candle lighting
- •Fast of 10 Tevet: dawn to nightfall, commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
- •Some communities observe 8 Tevet as a fast (the Torah was translated into Greek)
History
Historical Events in Tevet
- •Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem (10 Tevet, 588 BCE)
- •The Torah was translated into Greek (Septuagint) (8 Tevet)
- •Ezra the Scribe died (9 Tevet)
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