Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4896 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר 8656

Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar for Hebrew Year 8656 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 4893 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8653
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4894 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8654
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4895 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8655
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4896 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8656
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4897 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8657
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4898 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8658
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4899 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8659
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4900 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8660

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 Kedoshim · Leviticus 19:1-20:27; Numbers 28:9-15

  1. 1: Leviticus 19:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 19:15-22 · 8 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 19:23-32 · 10 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 19:33-37 · 5 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 20:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 20:8-22 · 15 p’sukim
  7. 7: Leviticus 20:23-27 · 5 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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