Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2026 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר 5786

Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar for Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on Thursday, 16 April 2026 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 18 April 2026.

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, 17 April 2026 / 30 Nisan 5786

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, 18 April 2026 / 1 Iyyar 5786

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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