Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5101 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן 8861

Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Nisan for Hebrew Year 8861 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 5098 1 Nisan 8858
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5099 1 Nisan 8859
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5100 1 Nisan 8860
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5101 1 Nisan 8861
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5102 1 Nisan 8862
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5103 1 Nisan 8863
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5104 1 Nisan 8864
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5105 1 Nisan 8865

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Nisan / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayikra · Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 12:1-20

  1. 1: Leviticus 1:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 1:14-2:6 · 10 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 2:7-16 · 10 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 3:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 4:1-26 · 26 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 4:27-5:26 · 35 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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