Iyar (sometimes transliterated as Iyyar) is the eighth month of the civil year and the second month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. Iyar has 29 days in it. In the Torah it is called Ziv. Iyar usually falls in April – May on the civil calendar.
Holidays During The Month
- Yom Hazikaron — Israel Memorial Day — 4 Iyar
- Yom HaAzmaut — Israel Independence Day — 5 Iyar
- Lag B’Omer — 33rd Day of the Omer — 18 Iyar
- Yom Yershalayim — Jerusalem Day — 28 Iyar