Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 1779 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר 5539

Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar for Hebrew Year 5539 began on Thursday, 15 April 1779 and ended on Saturday, 17 April 1779.

Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar. אִיָיר (transliterated Iyyar or Iyar) is the 2nd month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to April or May 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 Iyyar / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר
Friday, 16 April 1779 / 30 Nisan 5539

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 Iyyar Day 2 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר
Saturday, 17 April 1779 / 1 Iyyar 5539

Torah Portion: Parashat Tazria-Metzora · Leviticus 12:1-15:33; Numbers 28:9-15

1. 1: Leviticus 12:1-13:23 · 31 p’sukim
2. 2: Leviticus 13:24-39 · 16 p’sukim
3. 3: Leviticus 13:40-54 · 15 p’sukim
4. 4: Leviticus 13:55-14:20 · 25 p’sukim
5. 5: Leviticus 14:21-32 · 12 p’sukim
6. 6: Leviticus 14:33-15:15 · 40 p’sukim
7. 7: Leviticus 15:16-33 · 18 p’sukim
8. maf*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
   *Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

Haftarah*: Isaiah 66:1-24 · 24 p’sukim
*Shabbat 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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