Rosh Chodesh Adar I 2016 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר א׳ 5776

Start of month of Adar I (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Adar I for Hebrew Year 5776 began on and ended on .

Start of month of Adar I (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar. Adar I (אַדָר א׳) is the 12th month of the Hebrew year, occurs only on leap years, has 30 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 I

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Dates
Rosh Chodesh Adar I 2011 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar I 5771
Rosh Chodesh Adar I 2014 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar I 5774
Rosh Chodesh Adar I 2016 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar I 5776
Rosh Chodesh Adar I 2019 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar I 5779
Rosh Chodesh Adar I 2022 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar I 5782
Rosh Chodesh Adar I 2024 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar I 5784
Rosh Chodesh Adar I 2027 30 Sh’vat - 1 Adar I 5787

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Adar I / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר א׳

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 I Day 2 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר א׳

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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