When Is Rosh Chodesh Iyar 2024. It is customary to read the portions on our own when we are not hearing them in public. The 14th of iyar is pesach sheni, or the second passover.

Iyar is a month of tragedy and triumph, encompassing “yom hazikaron,” commemorating those who gave their lives for eretz yisrael, and “yom yerushalayim,” the day marking the return of. The 14th of iyar is pesach sheni, or the second passover.