Rosh Chodesh Nisan for Hebrew Year 8959 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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5196 | 1 Nisan 8956 | ||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5197 | 1 Nisan 8957 | ||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5198 | 1 Nisan 8958 | ||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5199 | 1 Nisan 8959 | ||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5200 | 1 Nisan 8960 | ||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5201 | 1 Nisan 8961 | ||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5202 | 1 Nisan 8962 | ||
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5203 | 1 Nisan 8963 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayikra · Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 12:1-20
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)
Moonbeams
by Leora Tanenbaum et al
The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein
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