Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2118 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר 5878

Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar for Hebrew Year 5878 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2115 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5875
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2116 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5876
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2117 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5877
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2118 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5878
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2119 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5879
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2120 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5880
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2121 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5881
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2122 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5882

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: 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
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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