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Rosh Chodesh Nisan for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Saturday, 29 March 2025 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 30 March 2025 .

Rosh Chodesh Nisan for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Saturday, 29 March 2025 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 30 March 2025 .

The current Hebrew year, AM 5784, began at sunset on 15 September 2023 and will end at sunset on 2 October 2024.

According to the Talmud, women do not engage in work on Rosh Chodesh. Rashi, in commenting on this passage, delineates the activities from which they must refrain: spinning, weaving, and sewing—the skills that women contributed to the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle).

The following months always have two days of Rosh Chodesh (the first day of the month plus the last day of the previous month): Cheshvan, Adar (and Adar II), Iyar, Tammuz, and Elul. The following months always have one day of Rosh Chodesh: Tishrei,1 Shevat, Nisan, Sivan, and Av.

The full moon is always fifteen days later on the 15th of the Hebrew month, often marking the start of Jewish holidays. In Nissan, Passover starts on the 15th. In 30-day lunar months, we celebrate Rosh Chodesh for two days, on the last day of the prior month and on the first day of the new month.

The command to sanctify Rosh Chodesh Nisan, the first new moon, as given to Israel in Exodus 12:1, shows the need to observe all new moons and holy days as revealed in the Torah. The celebration of Rosh Chodesh Nisan honors God as the Creator, Master and Controller of time.

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(In the Synoptic Gospels, the Last Supper is a Passover meal and the crucifixion occurs on the Day of Passover itself, Nisan 15. In John, this Last Supper is eaten the evening before and Jesus is crucified on Friday afternoon—but that is the Day of Preparation, Nisan 14.)

Nisan (or Nissan), the first month on Jewish calendar (according to the Torah), coincides with March-April on the civil calendar. The Torah calls it chodesh ha-aviv—the month of spring, as it marks the beginning of the spring months.

Almost 1,500 years after the first Passover in Egypt, Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey, on Nisan 10. The crowds who were in Jerusalem to celebrate Passover met him with palm branches shouting: “Hosanna!

According to tradition, the Hebrew calendar started at the time of creation, placed at 3761 BCE. The current (2023/2024) Hebrew year is 5784.

Each Strong's number also lists the Bible verses that contain the word. For Strong's number 5784 the corresponding word is “ur” and it means to expose or lay bare. It's interesting that the past two years 5782 and 5783 the Strongs number is also “ur” but different meanings. The 5782 “ur” means to rouse or awaken.

Friday, 7 Cheshvan, 5785

During the Second Temple Era (circa 230 BCE), Cheshvan 7 was the date on which the Jew most distant from the Holy Temple -- who resided on the banks of the Euphrates River, a 15-day journey's distance from Jerusalem -- arrived at his homestead upon returning from the Sukkot pilgrimage.

Monday, 17 Cheshvan, 5785.

The Hebrew name for the New Moon is Rosh Chodesh meaning the head of the month. Nisan 1 is also known as Rosh Chodashim,meaning the beginning of months. Nisan 1 lies supreme in relation to other new moons because it is the first. It is the new moon of new moons since all other new moons are traced from it.