Is Rosh Chodesh Sivan two days?

Rosh Chodesh is the New Month (literally, the Head of the Month). It is the first day of each month. Thus for example, Rosh Chodesh Sivan is always just one day since Iyar has 29 days. However, since Sivan has 30 days, 30th Sivan is the first day of Rosh Chodesh Tammuz and 1st Tammuz is the second day.

What day is Rosh Chodesh Sivan?

Jewish year 5780 (2019-2020):

Rosh Chodesh CHESHVAN	29-30 October 2019
Rosh Chodesh SIVAN	24 May 2020
Rosh Chodesh TAMUZ	22-23 June 2020
Rosh Chodesh AV	22 July 2020
Rosh Chodesh ELUL	20-21 August 2020

What is Rosh Chodesh Sivan?

Today is Erev Rosh Chodesh Sivan – the eve of the new Jewish month of Sivan – which is a special time to recite a prayer for children: your actual or future children, children you teach… or just children in general. Of course, praying any heartfelt prayer for our children is great at any time.

What is special about Rosh Chodesh?

Rosh Chodesh as a Women’s Holiday According to a tradition recorded in the Midrashic work Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer, the women refused to participate in the sin of the Golden Calf. They were rewarded with Rosh Chodesh.

What Torah portion is read on Rosh Chodesh?

Reading 7: Numbers 28:9–15 (second scroll). This is the maftir that is usually read on Rosh Chodesh. Shabbat Zachor occurs on the Shabbat immediately prior to Purim.

What happens on Rosh Chodesh?

Many Rosh Chodesh groups explore spirituality, religious education, ritual, health issues, music, chanting, art, and/or cooking. Some groups also choose to educate young Jewish women in their community about sexuality, self-image, and other women’s mental and physical health issues.

Is Rosh Chodesh biblical?

Like all other biblical holidays, Rosh Chodesh is not observed today as required by biblical law. This is because of changed social circumstances and because the principle element of the biblical worship was animal sacrifices, which was discontinued after the Romans destroyed the Jewish Second Temple in 70 CE.

What month is Nissan in the Bible?

It is called Nisan in the Book of Esther in the Tanakh and later in the Talmud, which calls it the “New Year”, Rosh HaShana, for kings and pilgrimages. It is a month of 30 days. Nisan usually falls in March–April on the Gregorian calendar.

Do you read Torah on Rosh Chodesh?

When Rosh Chodesh falls on a weekday, Numbers 28:1–15 is read.

What days do you read from the Torah?

On Saturday afternoons, Mondays, and Thursdays, the beginning of the following Saturday’s portion is read. On Jewish holidays, Rosh Chodesh, and fast days, special sections connected to the day are read. Many Jews observe an annual holiday, Simchat Torah, to celebrate the completion of the year’s cycle of readings.

What does the Torah say about Rosh Chodesh Sivan?

Rosh Chodesh Sivan is distinguished as the day on which the Jewish people camped before Mount Sinai. When describing this encampment, the Torah emphasizes that it came, “after the Jews left Egypt”, i.e., after the process of refinement associated with the Egyptian exile. Jewish Tradition says that “that very day” refers to Rosh Chodesh Sivan.

When does Rosh Chodesh start on the Jewish calendar?

Following a 29-day month, only the first of the new month is Rosh Chodesh. Like all days on the Jewish calendar, Rosh Chodesh starts at nightfall of the preceding day.

When is the start of the month of Sivan?

Rosh Chodesh Sivan (Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar) for Hebrew Year 5782 begins at sundown on Monday, 30 May 2022 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, 31 May 2022. Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar.

What do you wish people on Rosh Chodesh?