Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4779 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר 8539

Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar for Hebrew Year 8539 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 4776 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8536
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4777 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8537
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4778 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8538
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4779 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8539
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4780 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8540
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4781 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8541
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4782 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8542
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4783 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8543

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
by Leora Tanenbaum et al

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

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