Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2016 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר 5776

Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar for Hebrew Year 5776 began on and ended on .

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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Dates for Rosh Chodesh Iyyar

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Dates
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2013 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5773
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2014 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5774
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2015 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5775
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2016 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5776
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2017 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5777
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2018 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5778
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2019 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5779
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2020 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5780

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר

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

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

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: A Hadassah Rosh Hodesh Guide

Moonbeams
by Leora Tanenbaum et al

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

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