Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4940 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָיר 8700

Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar for Hebrew Year 8700 begins at sundown on Thursday, 12 May 4940 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 14 May 4940.

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, 13 May 4940 / 30 Nisan 8700

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, 14 May 4940 / 1 Iyyar 8700

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

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