Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5212 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן 8972

Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Nisan for Hebrew Year 8972 begins at sundown on Friday, 6 April 5212 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 7 April 5212.

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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Rosh Chodesh Nisan / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן
Saturday, 7 April 5212 / 1 Nisan 8972

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

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