Rosh Chodesh Adar 2017 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר 5777

Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Adar for Hebrew Year 5777 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 2012 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 5772
Rosh Chodesh Adar 2013 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 5773
Rosh Chodesh Adar 2015 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 5775
Rosh Chodesh Adar 2017 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 5777
Rosh Chodesh Adar 2018 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 5778
Rosh Chodesh Adar 2020 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 5780
Rosh Chodesh Adar 2021 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 5781
Rosh Chodesh Adar 2023 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar 5783

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: 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

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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