Rosh Chodesh Adar 1236 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר 4996

Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Adar for Hebrew Year 4996 began on and ended on .

Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אַדָר) is the 12th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon.

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Dates for Rosh Chodesh Adar

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Dates
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1231 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4991
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1233 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4993
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1234 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4994
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1236 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4996
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1238 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4998
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1239 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4999
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1241 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 5001
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1242 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 5002

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Adar / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר

Torah Portion: Numbers 28:1-15

  1. 1: Numbers 28:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Numbers 28:3-5 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Numbers 28:6-10 · 5 p’sukim
  4. 4: Numbers 28:11-15 · 5 p’sukim

Rosh Chodesh Adar Day 2 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר

Torah Portion: Parashat Mishpatim · Exodus 21:1-24:18; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16

  1. 1: Exodus 21:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 21:20-22:3 · 21 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 22:4-26 · 23 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 22:27-23:5 · 9 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 23:6-19 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 23:20-24:18 · 32 p’sukim
  7. 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
  8. maf*: Exodus 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: II Kings 12:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Sephardim*: II Kings 11:17-12:17 · 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
Books (paid links)

Moonbeams
by Leora Tanenbaum et al

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

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