Rosh Chodesh Adar 1480 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר 5240

Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Adar for Hebrew Year 5240 began on Thursday, 19 February 1480 and ended on Saturday, 21 February 1480.

Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אַדָר) is the 6th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 12th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It 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

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Adar / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר
Friday, 20 February 1480 / 30 Sh’vat 5240

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
Saturday, 21 February 1480 / 1 Adar 5240

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 25:17-40 · 24 p’sukim
   *some sources use 25:17-30
3. 3*: Exodus 26:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
   *some sources use 25:31-26:14
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