Readings for Nisan

Shabbats: Nisan 3 – Torah: VaYikra (“And He called”) Lev. 1:1-6:7 (5:26)

Haftarah: Isa. 43:21-44:23

B’rit Chadashah: Mark 11:1-12:44

Nisan 10 – Torah: Tsav (“Command!”) Lev. 6:8 (1)–8:36

Haftarah: Jer. 7:21-8:3, 9:22-23

B’rit Chadashah: Mark 13:1-37

Nisan 15 – Torah: Exo. 33:12-34:26, Num. 28:19-25

Haftarah: Eze. 36:37-37:14

B’rit Chadashah: 1 Cor. 5:6-8

Nisan 24 – Torah: Sh’mini (“Eighth”) Lev. 9:1-11:47

Haftarah: 2 Sam. 6:1–7:17

B’rit Chadashah: Mark 14:1-72

Feasts: Passover Nisan 15-21 Torah: Exo. 12:21-51, Num. 28:16-25

Haftarah: Joshua 3:5-7, 5:2-6:1,27, Book of song of Solomon

B’rit Chadashah: Luke 22:7-20

First Fruits Nisan 16 (Counting of the Omer begins) Torah: Lev. 23:10-14

Feast Days in Nisan

Rosh Chodesh (Head of the month) – Nisan 1 (March 26, 2020)

Passover Eve – Erev Pesach, Nisan 14 (April 8, 2020)

Passover/Unleavened Bread-Pesach/Matzot Nisan 15-21 (April 9-15, 2020)

Firstfruits – Bikkurim (Counting of the Omer begins) Nisan 16 (April 10, 2020)

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This month is linked with the Hebrew letter Hei, which means wind, breath and praise. The constellation of the month is Aris – the Ram/lamb. The tribe of Judah is linked with the month of Nisan. The color/stone for the month is the Dark Red/Garnet and Sky Blue/Topaz. The feasts in the month are Passover, Unleavened Bread, Serfirat HaOmer.

This month was made the first month of the year after the Jewish people left Egypt. (Exodus 12:2) This month is the beginning of the Spring season. It is a month of redemption as Passover testifies to the redemption of the Jewsih people from slavery. This is a month to look for the first fruits of your harvest.