Rosh Chodesh Adar 516 - Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar

Rosh Chodesh Adar 516 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר 4276

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Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Adar for Hebrew Year 4276 began on Wednesday, 19 February 0516 and ended on Friday, 21 February 0516.

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

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Dates
Rosh Chodesh Adar 511	MondayMon, February 16Feb 16	WednesdayWed, February 18Feb 18	30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4271
Rosh Chodesh Adar 512	ThursdayThu, February 4Feb 4	SaturdaySat, February 6Feb 6	30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4272
Rosh Chodesh Adar 514	MondayMon, February 12Feb 12	WednesdayWed, February 14Feb 14	30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4274
Rosh Chodesh Adar 516	WednesdayWed, February 19Feb 19	FridayFri, February 21Feb 21	30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4276
Rosh Chodesh Adar 517	MondayMon, February 8Feb 8	WednesdayWed, February 10Feb 10	30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4277
Rosh Chodesh Adar 519	ThursdayThu, February 16Feb 16	SaturdaySat, February 18Feb 18	30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4279
Rosh Chodesh Adar 520	MondayMon, February 5Feb 5	WednesdayWed, February 7Feb 7	30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4280
Rosh Chodesh Adar 522	SaturdaySat, February 14Feb 14	MondayMon, February 16Feb 16	30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4282

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Adar / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר
Thursday, 20 February 0516 / 30 Sh’vat 4276

Torah Portion: Numbers 28:1-15

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

Rosh Chodesh Adar Day 2 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר
Friday, 21 February 0516 / 1 Adar 4276

Torah Portion: Numbers 28:1-15

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

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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