New Moons

The new moon of the 7th Hebrew month was witnessed from Israel at evening, 14 August 2026/5786. Chag Sukkot Aleph is on 29 August 2026/5786, beginning the evening prior. See post for full details.

The new moon of the 7th Hebrew month was witnessed from Israel at evening, 14 August 2026/5786. Yom Kippur is on 24 August 2026/5786, beginning the evening prior. Yom Kippur is a day of fasting, prayer,…

New moon report 14-15 August 2026/5786 shares new moon reports, calendar updates, and biblical feast information. The new moon of the 7th Hebrew month was witnessed from Israel at evening, 14 July 2026/5786. Yom Teruah is…

Feast News 9 August 2026/5786 shares new moon and Rosh Chodesh reports, calendar updates, and biblical feast information. This report explains an update to the ‘expected’ dates for the 7th month feasts.

New moon report 15 July 2026/5786 shares new moon and Rosh Chodesh reports, calendar updates, and biblical feast information. The fist day of the sixth Hebrew month is 16 June, beginning on the evening of 15…

Torah Calendar News: New Moon 16 June 2026 (5786) delivers a critical calendar update confirming the visual sighting of the crescent moon in Israel. This vital report marks the official beginning of the fourth biblical Hebrew…

New moon report 18 May 2026/5786 shares new moon and Rosh Chodesh reports, calendar updates, and biblical feast information. To our knowledge, no moon sighting was reported from Israel on 17 May. The evening of 17…

New moon report 18 April 2026/5786 shares new moon and Rosh Chodesh reports, calendar updates, and biblical feast information. The new moon was seen in Israel on the evening of 18 April. This moon begins the…

New moon report 20 March 2026/5786 shares new moon and Rosh Chodesh reports, calendar updates, and biblical feast information. The new moon was seen in Israel on the evening of 20 March. This moon begins the…

Rosh HaShanah: 1st Hebrew Month- 19 February 5786 confirms that the new moon seen on the evening of 18 February began the 1st Hebrew month. Please see post for full explanation and current events with the…

Barley Inspection Analysis: 13 March 5786/2026: Norman explains the confusion surrounding Rosh HaShanah timing this year, and the current situation with the barley inspection groups. Norman reviews inspection reports made by Sighted Moon and Ancient Path…

19 February 5786/2026: This post gives important Rosh HaShanah updates. Please see full post for details on the new moon, barley updates, and on how to determine Rosh HaShanah correctly.

New Moon and Barley Witness Qualifications (as of March 5786/2026) is Nazarene Israel’s official statements regarding witnesses sharing barley reports, Rosh HaShanah reports, and new moon reports from the Land of Israel. It explains what each…

Barley update 16 February 5786 / 2026: This post gives two possible scenarios for Rosh HaShanah, depending on confirmation of the start of each month and the stage of the barley in the Land of Israel.…

Barley update 13 February 5786 / 2026: This post gives two possible scenarios for Rosh HaShanah, depending on confirmation of the start of each month and the stage of the barley in the Land of Israel.…

New moon report 20 January 5786 / 2026: The 11th Hebrew month begins at evening on 20 January 5786/2026. Please see post for full details. Rosh chodesh sameach!

New moon report 21 December 5786 / 2025: The 10th Hebrew month begins at evening on 21 December 5786/2025. Becca Biderman reports that barley is beginning to grow in the Land of Israel. Please see post…

New moon report 22 November 5786 / 2025: The 9th Hebrew month begins at evening on 22 November 5786/2025 by default. In addition, the new moon sighting was reported from the land of Israel on the…

New moon report 23 October 5786 / 2025: The new moon of the 8th Hebrew month was seen from the land of Israel on the evening of 23 October. This evening also marks the beginning of…

The evening of 23 September 2025 began the 7th Hebrew month. Shemini Atzeret 5786 (2025) is on the afternoon of 15 October. Shemini Atzeret ends the Biblical feasts of the year. Please see post for full details…

The evening of 23 September 2025 began the 7th Hebrew month. Sukkot aleph 5786 (2025) begins at evening on 7 October and continues through the evening of 8 October. Please see post for full details and the…

The evening of 23 September 2025 began the 7th Hebrew month. Yom Kippur 5786 (2025) begins at evening on 2 October and continues through the evening of 3 October. Please see post for full details and the…

At this time, we have not received any reported sightings of the new moon from the Land of Israel. However, seeing that a Biblical month cannot pass 30 days, this evening, 23 September 2025, begins the…

New moon report 24 August 5785 / 2025: The new moon of the 6th Hebrew month was seen from the land of Israel on the evening of 24 August. The next new moon begins the seventh…