Rosh Chodesh February 2024. Rosh chodesh, meaning head of the month, is a holiday celebrating the arrival of a new moon. 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. Rabbi yomtov lipman asked that future generations continue to mark the date, and the custom is upheld by his descendants to this day.