Rosh Chodesh Adar 1206 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר 4966

Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Adar for Hebrew Year 4966 began on and ended on .

Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אַדָר) is the 12th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to February or March 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 Adar

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Dates
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1201 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4961
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1203 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4963
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1204 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4964
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1206 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4966
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1208 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4968
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1209 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4969
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1211 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4971
Rosh Chodesh Adar 1212 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 4972

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Adar / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר

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

Rosh Chodesh Adar Day 2 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר

Torah Portion: Parashat Terumah · Exodus 25:1-27:19; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16

  1. 1: Exodus 25:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 25:17-30 · 14 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 25:31-26:14 · 24 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 26:15-30 · 16 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 26:31-37 · 7 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 27:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
  7. 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
  8. maf*: Exodus 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: II Kings 12:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Sephardim*: II Kings 11:17-12:17 · 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (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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