Rosh Chodesh Adar 2021 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר 5781

Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Adar for Hebrew Year 5781 began on Thursday, 11 February 2021 and ended on Saturday, 13 February 2021.

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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Rosh Chodesh Adar / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר
Friday, 12 February 2021 / 30 Sh’vat 5781

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
Saturday, 13 February 2021 / 1 Adar 5781

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

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