Rosh Chodesh Nisan 1278 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן 5038

Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Nisan for Hebrew Year 5038 began on and ended on .

Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. נִיסָן (transliterated Nisan or Nissan) is the 1st month of the Hebrew year, has 30 days, and corresponds to March or April 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 Nisan

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 1275 1 Nisan 5035
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 1276 1 Nisan 5036
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 1277 1 Nisan 5037
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 1278 1 Nisan 5038
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 1279 1 Nisan 5039
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 1280 1 Nisan 5040
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 1281 1 Nisan 5041
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 1282 1 Nisan 5042

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Nisan / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן

Torah Portion: Parashat Tazria · Leviticus 12:1-13:59; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 12:1-20

  1. 1: Leviticus 12:1-13:5 · 13 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 13:6-17 · 12 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 13:18-23 · 6 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 13:24-28 · 5 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 13:29-39 · 11 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 13:40-59 · 20 p’sukim
  7. 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
    *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
  8. maf*: Exodus 12:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
    *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 · 28 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Sephardim*: Ezekiel 45:18-46:15 · 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on 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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