Shalom everyone,

The second Biblical Hebrew month (Iyyar) begins tonight. On Monday April 20, 2015, the new moon was sighted from Israel. Yoel Halevi sighted the new moon at 7:35 pm from Kiryat Ata and David Cachicas sighted the new moon from the Galilee at 7:07 pm.

It also is day 17 of the 50 Counting of days leading up to Pentecost-Feast of Weeks-Shavuot.