Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5206 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן 8966

Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Nisan for Hebrew Year 8966 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 5203 1 Nisan 8963
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5204 1 Nisan 8964
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5205 1 Nisan 8965
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5206 1 Nisan 8966
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5207 1 Nisan 8967
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5208 1 Nisan 8968
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5209 1 Nisan 8969
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5210 1 Nisan 8970

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: 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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