Iyyar comes from an Akkadian word meaning "Blossom". Before the Babylonian Captivity we called it Ziv-- meaning light or glow. It's a month of increasing light and blossoming flowers (at least here in the northern hemisphere where the Hebrew calendar developed).
Iyyar is the second month of the Torah's calendar. We're out of slavery, so now what? The time between liberation and revelation can feel uncertain, but the month's two names remind us that this is still a time of celebration and happiness. This year, Iyyar also has 5 shabbatot, 3 of which feature double Torah portions-- a rare and impressive occurrence for a month that's only 29 days long. And its the only month that's fully part of the Omer period of mindfulness between Pesach and Shavuot. Enjoy these next four weeks, a time of introspection on the way from enslavement to Sinai.
Iyyar 5786 at a Glance:
1 Iyyar: Shabbat Tazria-Metzora, Yahrzeit of the hasidic sage Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk
8 Iyyar: Shabbat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
10 Iyyar: Yahrzeit of Eli haKohen, mentor of Shmuel haNavi
14 Iyyar: Pesach Sheni, the makeup day for anybody who missed the korban pesach in Nisan
15 Iyyar: Shabbat Emor
16 Iyyar: HaShem responds to the newly delivered Israelites' complaints about their food supplies in the wilderness with the first manna
17 Iyyar: the beginning of the flood in Parashat Noach
18 Iyyar: Lag B'Omer- the 33rd day and 2/3 mark in the Omer Count, yahrzeit of the tannaitic sage and rebel Shimon bar Yochai
19 Iyyar: Yahrzeits of medieval Ashkenazi leader Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg, and hasidic sage Rabbi Menachem Mendl of Rimanov
22 Iyyar: Shabbat Behar-Bechukotai
26 Iyyar: Yahrzeits of the Saadia Gaon, foremost sage of the Jews of the Abbasid Caliphate, and the controversial Italian kabbalist and poet, Rabbi Moshe Luzzato
27 Iyyar: The day Noach and his family finally leave the ark and HaShem offers the Rainbow Covenant in Parashat Noach, a year and ten days after the flood began
28 Iyyar: Yahrzeit of Shmuel haNavi, last of the Shoftim (Judges) and reluctant initiator of the Israelite monarchy
29 Iyyar: Shabbat Bamidbar
(Okay, okay, you can have an Iyyar Eeyore. As a treat).
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Some interesting information (from Chabad.org) about the month of Iyar:
Each day of Iyar represents another step in this spiritual journey toward Sinai.
There are not many โspecial daysโ in Iyar, but every single day of the month is part of the Sefirat HaOmer. It is a mitzvah to count every day between Pesach and Shavuot.
G-d promised that if Israel followed his ways, he would provide protection, โfor I am Gโd your Healer (ืื ื ืโื ืจืคืื).โ The acronym for this last phrase spells out the name of the month of Iyar (ืืืืจ), thus indicating that Iyar is a propitious time for healing.
In the spirit of Iyar let us all say tehillim and ask G-d to bring us healing from the coronavirus pandemic we are all experiencing. Let us utilize this month of Iyar as a way to grow spiritually, in the spirit of how our ancestors journeyed toward Sinai.
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