9-16 Nisan, 5778 - 25 March - April 1, 2018

9 Nissan

• Yahrzeit of Rav Yaakov Tzvi Yollis (d. 1825) who wrote a number of Encyclopedic works on Torah topics, including Melo Ha'Roim on Talmudic topics and Kehilas Yaakov on Kabbalah. 
• Yahrzeit of Rav Aryeh Levin (d. 1969) known as the Tzaddik of Yerushalaim, immortalized in the book A Tzaddik in Our Time.

10 Nissan

• Anniversary of the selecting of the Korban Pesach by the Jews in Egypt.
• Yahrzeit of Rav Avraham Abba Hertzel (d. 1928) author of Sifsei Chachomim anthology of commentaries on three talmudic tractates with some of the author's own insights.

11 Nissan

• Yahrzeit of Rav Yeshaya Horwitz (d. 1630) author of Sheni Luchos HaBris an important work of Halacha and Kabbalah.
• Yahrzeit of Rav Elya Weintraub (d. 2010) leading Kabbalist in B'Nei Brak. An American, who spent most of his life in Israel, he wrote important commentaries on the writings of the Ariza"l and Gaon of Vilna.

12 Nissan

• In 1839 the Jews of Mashad, Iran were given the choice of converting to Islam or being put to death.

13 Nissan

• Yahrzeit of Rav Yosef Karo (d. 1578), author of the Shulchan Aruch, to this day the central work of Halacha, as well as Kesef Mishnah, Bais Yosef and Maggid Meisharim wmong other works. One of the most important Halachic authorities of all time, and one of the few who received smicha during the revival of Smicha by the MaHari Beirav.

14 Nissan

• In the evening we search for Chometz which is then burned in the morning.
• In Temple times the Korban Pesach was offered on this day
• There is a common custom for first-borns to fast on this day.
• Yahrzeit of Rav Avrohom Yaffen (d. 1970) Rosh Yeshiva of Novardok 

15 Nissan

• First day of Pesach
• Yahrzeit of Rav Yonah T'Omim (d. 1689) author of Kikayon D'Yonah, important early Achron commentary on the Talmud

16 Nissan

• First day of Omer counting

2-8 Nisan, 5778 - 18-24 March, 2018

2 Nisan

• This is the time of year to recite the brocha on seeing the blossoming of fruit trees. Check here for location of fruit trees in many Jewish communities worldwide.

4 Nisan

• Yahrzeit of Rav Yaakov Tzvi Mecklenberg, (d. 1865), author of HaKsav V'Hakabbaalah a commentary on the Chumash showing how Chazal derived their insights from the pesukim.

5 Nisan

• Yahrzeit of the Apta Rav, Rav Avraham Yehoshua Heschel (d. 1825), Chassidic Rebbe.

6 Nisan

• Yahrzeit of Rav Aharon Roth (d. 1947) Shomer Emunim Rebbe of Yerushalaim

7 Nisan

• Yahrzeit of Rav Avraham, brother of the Gaon of Vilna (d. 1807), author of Maalos HaTorah.
• Yahrzeit of Dr. Moshe Wallach (d. 1957), founder of Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in Yerushalaim.

8 Nisan

• Known as Shabbos HaGadol. Many have the custom to recite a large portion of the Haggadah. In many communities there is a custom for the rabbi to give a drosha on this day.
• In 1190 the Jewish community of York was wiped out after hiding in the local castle due to anti-Jewish riots.

24 Adar - 1 Nissan, 5778 - - 11 March-17 March, 2018

24 Adar

• Yahrzeit of Rav Godel Eisner, Rosh Yeshiva Chidushei HaRim (d. 1985)

25 Adar

• First day of Creation according to the opinion of Rebbe Yehoshua that the world was created in Nissan
• In 2012 four Jews were murdered in Toulouse, France

26 Adar

• Yahrzeit of Sara Schnirer, (d. 1935) founder of the Bais Yaakov movement, pioneer of girls' Torah education. 

27 Adar

• PiDay on the secular calendar. Interestingly, the verse in Kings from which the Sages learned to round Pi in most cases has a textual ammendation. The word is pronounced קו while it is written as קוה. The difference between them is almost identical to the difference between Pi and 3.0.
• Yahrzeit of Rav Yosef Shaul HaLevi Nathanson (d. 1875) rabbi of Lemberg, renowned posek and author of approbations.
• Yahrzeit of Rav Shlomo Elyashiv, (d. 1926) author of the Leshem Shevo V'Achlama, a series of Kabbalistic works. Many consider him to be the foremost Lithuanian Kabbalist of the 20th Century.
• Yahrzeit of Rav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg (d. 2012) Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Ohr and Rov of Mattesdorf in Jerusalem. Author of supercommentaries on the works of the Ketzos.

29 Adar

• In 1195 a blood libel and pogrom caused the death of 9 Jews in Speyer
• Yahrzeit of Rav Yaakov Kaminetsky (d. 1986), Rosh Yeshiva of Torah VaDaath.

1 Nisan

• Many have the custom to refrain from eating matzah beginning with this date
• Three Sifrei Torah are taken out for Torah reading. One for the weekly Parsha, one for Parshas HaChodesh, one for Rosh Chodesh
• Yahrzeit of Rav Shmuel of Barnov, (d. 1806) author of Machtzis Hashekel commentary on the commentary of the Mogen Avraham on the Shulchan Aruch.
• Yahrzeit of Rav Elya Svei, (d. 2009) Rosh Yeshiva of Philadelphia Yeshiva.

17-23 Adar, 5778 - 4-10 March 2018

17 Adar

• Yahrzeit of Raizel, mother of the Chasam Sofer (d. 1822) as well as her grandson Rav Shimon Sofer (d. 1883), the rabbi of Cracow.

18 Adar

• Yahrzeit of Rav Alexander Suskind of Horodna, author of Yesod V'Shoresh Ha'Avoda (d. 1794). A very intense work explaining the thoughts and emotions one should experience during prayer and while performing many Mitzvos. The story is told that he wished to become a disciple of the Maggid of Mezritz, but the Maggid demurred, saying, said that as long as he does not become a Chhossid his teachings would be accepted by a wider circle of Jewry.
• 170th anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto
• Yahrzeit of Rav Chaim Shlomo Leibowitz (d. 2016) Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovez and Kaminetz

19 Adar

• Yahrzeit of Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld head of the Eida HaCharedis in Yerushalaim (d. 1932). In this photo he is seen in Yerushalaim with the President of Czechoslovakia.

20 Adar

• Recorded in Megillath Taanis as a holiday as it was the day on which the prayers of Choni Ha'Mi'Agel were answered and rain came to Jerusalem.
• Yahrzeit of Rav Yoel Sirkes, (d. 1640), better known as the Bach author of major halachic commentary on the Tur, commentary on the Book of Ruth, glosses on the Talmud and other works.
• Yahrzeit of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (d. 1995), major Israeli posek especially in areas of new technology. Beloved by a wide sector of Torah Jewry as testified two by the quarter million people who attended his funeral.

21 Adar

• Yahrzeit of the Noam Elimelech (d. 1786), one of the early leaders of the Chassidic movement. He was a student of the Maggid of Mezritz, brother of the Rebbe Reb Zushe and teacher to many of the leaders of the next generation of Chassidus, including the Chozeh of Lublin and the Apter Rov.
• Yahrzeit of Rav Reuven Grozowski (d. 1958), Rosh Yeshiva of Kaminetz and Bais Medrash Elyon. Died after suffering for a long time after being injured in a car accident. It has long been speculated that the cause of the accident was opposition to his efforts to improve the state of Kashrus supervision.

22 Adar

• Yahrzeit of Rav Yechiel Michel Epstein of Navohrdok (d. 1908). Author of Aruch Hashulchan a Halachic work covering all areas of Halacha.

23 Adar

• Yahrzeit of The founding Gerrer Rebbe, the Chidushei HaRim (d. 1866).