Iyar: Resources For the Hebrew Month of Iyar

The Month of Iyar According to the Book of Formation (Sefer Yetzirah)

The Lights of Iyar

During the month of Iyar we perform most of the commandment of counting the omer. This article explores three levels of light that are brought down by the act of counting the omer and the effect that each has in refining our character.

It's never too late

The most important events in the short history of the State of Israel all occurred in the month of Iyar. From the only holiday in Iyar, the second Passover, we learn that there is always a second chance and it is still possible to rectify our communal future in the Land of Israel.

Notable Dates in Iyar

• 1 Iyar - Rosh Chodesh
• 1 Iyar - Yahrzeit of Rebbe Shmuel Shmalke (Horowitz) of Nikelsburgh (5538)
• 1 Iyar - Yarhzeit of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk (5548)
• 14 Iyar - Second Passover
• 18 Iyar - Lag Ba'omer/Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
• 18 Iyar - Yahrzeit of Rabbi Moshe Isserles, the Rama (5332)
• 19 Iyar - Yahrzeit of the Maharam (Rabbi Meir) of Rothenberg (5053)
• 19 Iyar - Yahrzeit of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Riminov (5575)
• 26 Iyar - Yahrzeit of Rabbi Isaac of Homil (1857)
• 28 Iyar - Yahrzeit of Samuel the Prophet