Halocho #2026 - Rosh Chodesh Nissan is on Shabbat

The first day of the first month - נִיסָן - will start on Friday night.

Don't forget הַלֵּל and יַעֲלֶה וְיָבֹא in the Amida and Birkat haMazon and אַתָּה יָצַרְתָּ עוֹלָמְךָ מִקֶּדֶם for Mussaf.

The first day of נִיסָן was the last of the 8 inaugural days of the Mishkan (tabernacle) and the first day that Aaron served as Kohen Gadol (high priest) and his 4 sons as Kohanim.

That same day, two of them - נָדָב and אֲבִיהוּא - brought an offering, not in accordance with Halacha, and were killed by a heavenly fire.

On that day, the heads of the 12 tribes started bringing their inaugural sacrifices - one prince each day.

Some people have the custom of reading that days' sacrifice during the first 12 days of נִיסָן. This can be found in the Siddur as the Torah Reading for Chanuka.

Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 107:1,2

Shabbat Shalom & Chodesh Tov!

- Danny
Thursday, 28 Adar 5778

כָּל חֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן, וְלֹא צִדּוּק הַדִּין, וְאֵין אוֹמְרִים צִדְקָתְךָ בַּשַׁבָּת בְּמִנְחָה

נוֹהֲגִין מֵרֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ וָאֵילֵךְ לִקְרוֹת בְּכָל יוֹם פָּרָשַׁת הַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁהִקְרִיב בּוֹ בַּיּוֹם, וּבְיוֹם שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר קוֹרִין פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ, עַד כֵּן עָשָׂה אֶת הַמְּנוֹרָה, שֶׁהִיא כְּנֶגֶד שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי