Rosh Chodesh Adar II 2016 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר ב׳ 5776

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

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

Start of month of Adar II (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar. Adar II (אַדָר ב׳), sometimes "Adar Bet" or "Adar Sheni", is the 13th month of the Hebrew year, has 29 days, occurs only on leap years, 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 II

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

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Adar II / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר ב׳

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 II Day 2 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ אַדָר ב׳

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
by Leora Tanenbaum et al

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

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