Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2219 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר 5979

Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar for Hebrew Year 5979 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 2216 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5976
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2217 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5977
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2218 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5978
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2219 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5979
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2220 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5980
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2221 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5981
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2222 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5982
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 2223 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 5983

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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