Rosh Chodesh Nisan 2018 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן 5778

Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Nisan for Hebrew Year 5778 began on Friday, 16 March 2018 and ended on Saturday, 17 March 2018.

Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. נִיסָן (transliterated Nisan or Nissan) is the 7th month of the civil Hebrew year (8th on leap years) and the 1st month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to March or April 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 Nisan / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן
Saturday, 17 March 2018 / 1 Nisan 5778

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayikra · Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 12:1-20

1. 1: Leviticus 1:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
2. 2: Leviticus 1:14-2:6 · 10 p’sukim
3. 3: Leviticus 2:7-16 · 10 p’sukim
4. 4: Leviticus 3:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
5. 5: Leviticus 4:1-26 · 26 p’sukim
6. 6: Leviticus 4:27-5:26 · 35 p’sukim
7. 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
   *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
8. maf*: Exodus 12:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
   *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 · 28 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Sephardim*: Ezekiel 45:18-46:15 · 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (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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