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 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 4937 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8697
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4938 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8698
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4939 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8699
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4940 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8700
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4941 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8701
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4942 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8702
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4943 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8703
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 4944 30 Nisan - 1 Iyyar 8704

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
by Leora Tanenbaum et al

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

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