Iyyar (אִייָר) Basics

Intro to the Jewish month of Iyyar

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Moon of Healing (April/May)
Iyyar is an acronym for “I am YHVH your Healer” (Exodus 15:26).  It is a month to explore healing practices for ourselves, our communities, and our world.

Basics

• Linear Month: 8

• Torah Month: 2

• Season: Spring

• Holidays: Counting of the Omer, Yom HaZikaron, Yom HaAtzm’aut, Lag B’Omer, Yom Yerushalayim, Pesach Sheni

• Offerings¹:  Barley & Wheat; Challah with Honey, Healing Herbs

• Element²: Transition Aphar (עָפָר) Earth within Ruach (רוּחַ) Air to Mayim (מַיִם) Water within Eish (אֵשׁ) Fire

• Spiritual Focus³: “Resources through Community” to “Creativity through Divine Connection”

• Netivah: Meyaledet (מילדת) Midwife

• Constellation: Shor (שׁוֹר) Taurus/The Ox

• Letter: Vav (ו)

• Tribe: Issachar (יששכר)

• Sense: Thought

• Tarot Card⁴: Hierophant

• Soul Trait⁵: Savlanut (סבלנות) Patience

Note: Letter, Tribe, and Sense are derived from the Sefer Yetzirah
See NOTES for additional information on sources of these all correspondences.