Rosh Chodesh Nisan 4856 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן 8616

Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Nisan for Hebrew Year 8616 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 4853 1 Nisan 8613
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 4854 1 Nisan 8614
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 4855 1 Nisan 8615
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 4856 1 Nisan 8616
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 4857 1 Nisan 8617
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 4858 1 Nisan 8618
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 4859 1 Nisan 8619
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 4860 1 Nisan 8620

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Nisan / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן

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: 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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