Rosh Chodesh Adar 2025 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר 5785

Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Adar for Hebrew Year 5785 began on Thursday, 27 February 2025 and ended on Saturday, 1 March 2025.

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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Rosh Chodesh Adar / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר
Friday, 28 February 2025 / 30 Sh’vat 5785

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, 1 March 2025 / 1 Adar 5785

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

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