Editing Cheshvan (section)

==Events ==
* 7 Marcheshvan: The prayer {{Transliteration|he|V'tein tal u-matar}} ('deliver dew and rain') is added to the [[Amidah|Shemoneh Esrei]] prayers in [[Israel]]. If no rain has fallen by the 17th of the month, special prayers are added for rain.<ref name=ou/>
* [[Fast of Behav]]: According to the custom of most Eastern Ashkenazic communities, on the first [[Sabbath]] after Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, a prayer is recited on behalf of all those who are going to fast on Bahab. Bahab, or in Hebrew {{Script/Hebrew|בה"ב}}, stands for 2, 5, 2, i.e., Monday (2nd day of the week), Thursday (5th day), and another Monday. On the Monday, Thursday, and second Monday after the Sabbath, it is customary in many communities (mostly Ashkenazic, although there were some Sephardic communities who adopted this custom as well) to fast and/or to recite penitential prayers called [[Selichot]]. According to the Western Ashkenazic rite, as well as some Eastern Ashkenazic communities (especially Hungarian communities), the second Monday of Bahab is the Monday before [[Rosh Chodesh]] [[Kislev]], the Thursday is the Thursday preceding that, the first Monday is the Monday preceding that, and the Sabbath in which the prayer is recited is the Sabbath preceding that. Bahab is also observed at the beginning of [[Iyar]]; in Iyar it is observed at the beginning of the month in both Eastern and Western Ashkenazic rites.
* Sigd: The [[Beta Israel|Ethiopian Jewish]] community celebrates [[Sigd]] on the 29th day of Marcheshvan, 50 days from [[Yom Kippur]], analogous to counting 50 days from [[Passover|Pesach]] to [[Shavuot]]. Israel officially recognized Sigd as a national holiday in 2008, and it is observed annually on 29 Cheshvan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Viner |first1=Erin |title=Beta Israel celebrate Sigd holiday |url=https://www.tv7israelnews.com/beta-israel-celebrate-sigd-holiday/ |access-date=9 December 2021 |work=TV7 Israel News |date=5 November 2021}}</ref>