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Jewish calendar month - a month in the Jewish calendar Hebrew calendar , Jewish calendar - (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years calendar month , month - one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month" Tishri - the first month of the civil year; the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in September and October) Heshvan - the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November) Chislev , Kislev - the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December) Tebet , Tevet - the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January) Shebat , Shevat - the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February) Adar

 - the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March) Adar Sheni , Veadar - included seven times in every 19 years Nisan , Nissan - the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April) Iyar , Iyyar - the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May) Sivan , Siwan - the ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June) Tammuz , Thammuz - the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July) Av , Ab - the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) Ellul , Elul - the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September) What are the names of the Jewish months?

- miscellaneous the jewish calendar What are the names of the Jewish months? Although the Jewish New Year is on the first of the Jewish month Tishrei refers to the Jewish months as beginning from Nissan (around March), the month in which the Jewish people left Egypt. So here they are beginning from Nissan: 1. Nissan (March/April), contains the holiday Passover —pronounced ee-yahr—(April/May), contains the Second Passover and Lag b'Omer .* 3. (June/July), contains the fast day 17th of Tammuz .* 5. (July/August), contains the fast day Tishah B’av .* 6. (August/September), month of introspection leading up to the New Year. 7. Tishrei (September/October), contains (October/November)—commonly known as Cheshvan. 9. (December/January), contains the fast day 10th of Tevet .* 11. (January/February), contains Tu Bishvat (New Year for trees).* 12.

(Febuary/March), contains the fast of Esther and the holiday of Purim Please email me when new comments are posted (you must be logged in ). Email to a friend Loading... Torah Torah is G–d’s teaching to man. In general terms, we refer to the Five Books of Moses as “The Torah.” But in truth, all Jewish beliefs and laws are part of the Torah. Passover A Biblically mandated early-spring festival celebrating the Jewish exodus from Egypt in the year 1312 BCE. Rosh Hashanah The Jewish New Year. An early autumn two day holiday marking the creation of Adam and Eve. On this day we hear the blasts of the ram's horn and accept G-d's sovereignty upon ourselves and the world. On Rosh Hashanah we pray that G-d should grant us all a sweet New Year. Sukkot A seven day autumn festival commemorating the miracle of the Heavenly Clouds which enveloped the Jews while traveling in the desert for forty years. On this holiday we dwell in makeshift booths and shake the Four Species. Shevat The eleventh month on the Jewish calendar, normally corresponding to January-February. Tishrei The seventh month of the Jewish calendar.

This month, which arrives in early autumn, has more holidays than any other month: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Yom Kippur Day of Atonement. This late-autumn high-holiday is the holiest day of the year. We devote this day to repentance and all healthy adults are required to fast. Purim A one-day holiday celebrated in late winter commemorating the miraculous deliverance of the Jewish people from a decree of annihilation issued by Persian King Ahasuerus in the year 356 BCE. Chanukah An eight day mid-winter holiday marking: 1) The miraculous defeat of the mighty Syrian-Greek armies by the undermanned Maccabis in the year 140 BCE. 2) Upon their victory, the oil in the Menorah, sufficient fuel for one night only, burned for eight days and nights. Adar The twelfth month on the Jewish calendar. This month (which falls out approx. February-March), is the most joyous month on the calendar due to the holiday of Purim which is on the 14th and 15th of this month.

Nissan The first month of the Jewish calendar. This month, which falls out in early spring, is known for the holiday of Passover which starts on the 15th of Nissan. Tevet The tenth month on the Jewish calendar. Falls out in mid-winter. Shavuot Early summer festival marking the day when the Jews received the Torah at Mount Sinai in the year 2448 (1312 BCE). Iyar The second month on the Jewish calendar, normally corresponding to April-May. The 18th of this month is the holiday of Lag b'Omer. Sivan The third month on the Jewish calendar, normally corresponding to May-June. This month features the holiday of Shavuot. Kislev The ninth month on the Jewish calendar, normally corresponding to November-December. The holiday of Chanukah starts on the 25th of this month. Elul The 6th month on the Jewish calendar, normally corresponding to August-September. This is the month which precedes Tishrei, the month of the High Holidays, and is a month of introspection and repentance. Cheshvan The eighth month of the Jewish calendar, normally corresponding to October-November.

Av The fifth month of the Jewish calendar, normally corresponding to July-August. The saddest month of the year due to the destruction of the Temples, and the many other tragedies which befell the Jews in this month. Tammuz The fourth month on the Jewish calendar, normally corresponding to June-July. Jewish (Hebrew) Calendar - List Of Months Sivan / iyvan / Si'-van 3 (1) Kabbalah: Rabbi Yizchak Luria (The "Ari", 1534-1572) opinion: the sense associated with Sivan is the power to "walk", meaning to move and accelerate in our service of G-d. During Sivan, Jews receive the ability to walk, strongly and steadily, on two legs. They receive the Halacha, Jewish Law, whose name is derived from the word for walking, 'halicha'; (2) The Vilna Gaon s Opinion (Rabbi Elijah ben Solomon Zalman or Rabbi Eliyahu the Gaon of Vilna, 1720-1797, The "Grah"): Sivan is the month of "vision".

In Sivan everybody saw the revelation on Mount Sinai./The Giving of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai by G-d. Du'uzu - Babylonian name: Du'uzu, Dumuzi, Dumuzu = Tammuz or "taking (i.e. scattering) seed". - Akkadian name: Tamuzu, Enkidu - Canaanite meaning: from Akkadian, meaning "vegetation G-d" - The name "Tammuz" seems to have been derived from the Akkadian form "Tammuzi", based on early Sumerian "Damu-zid". The later standard Sumerian form, "Dumu-zid", in turn became "Dumuzi" in Akkadian (An ancient and Eastern branch of the Semitic languages). In Babylonia, the month Tammuz was established in honor of the eponymous god Tammuz, who originated as an Akkadian shepherd-G-d. Tammuz became known as an ancient nature deity that was worshiped in Babylonia. A G-d of agriculture and flocks, he personified the creative powers of spring.

Tammuz / Tamuz / Thammuz / Thamuz 4 (1) Kabbalah: Rabbi Yizchak Luria (The "Ari", 1534-1572) opinion: the sense associated with the month of Tammuz, is "vision". The main part of the spies' trip to see the Land of Israel took place during Tammuz; (2) The Vilna Gaon s Opinion (Rabbi Elijah ben Solomon Zalman or Rabbi Eliyahu the Gaon of Vilna, 1720-1797, The "Grah"): in Tammuz, the spies "walked" in the land of Israel. Another meaning for Tammuz is that it is a corruption of the name Dumuzi, the Akkadian sun-god. Scholarly commentaries also explain that the root of Tammuz means "heat". The idol was called this because it would be heated so that its eyes would appear to tear (they were made from a material which would melt).

Also, another explanation is that the month of Tammuz, the main month of the summer, is connected to "heat"./Heat, Sin of the Golden Calf. Abu - Babylonian name: Abu = Torches or "Fiery" Month. - Akkadian name: Abu - Canaanite meaning: 'ab, hostile, bulrushes - Sumerian name: ab-ba Av / 'av 5 Kabbalah: The word "Av" literally means "father" (or "Menachem-Av", the "consoler of Av") in Hebrew. It derives from the root which means "to will" or "to desire."/This name is used to express the understanding that even before we are ready to think of the approaching "Days of Awe," our "Forgiving Father [read Parent]" is already forgiving us. Ululu - Babylonian name: Ulūlu = Purification or the "Mission Of Ishtar".

- Akkadian name: ululu, Ululu, elulu - Canaanite meaning: to shout for joy - Sumerian name: a-la, la-la, ul Elul / 'Eluwl 6 One rabbinical interpretation is that the word "Elul" means "search." Elul is a time to search our hearts. During the month of Elul we "search" our hearts for evil and repent in preparation for Rosh Hashanah. The Targum on the words 'losur osah' (to search it [the land)] Bamidbar (13:32) translates "Le'allelah yas ar'ah". From this it is derived that the word "Elul" means "search" or "inspect", alluding to the nature of our task during this month. Another rabbinical interpretation of "Elul": "Elul" means "returned with," specifically with those Jews who returned to Israel after the 70-year Exile in Babylonia./Repentance Tashritu 7 - Babylonian name: Tashritu, Tiï¿½ritum = Beginning or Beginnings (ie.

the start of the 2nd half-year) or the "Resplendent Mound" (The 'mound' is a reference to the temples which were erected on natural or artificial eminences.). - Akkadian name: tasritu, Tashritu - Tishrei / Tishri / Tisrei / Tisri (Post-Exilic) - Eisanim / 'Eythaniym / Ethanim (Pre-Exilic) 7 One opinion says that "Tishrei" means "to begin", for the beginning of Tishrei meant that it was the beginning of an agricultural year or farming year. Another opinion states that the word "Tishrei" means apparently derives from the root word "seru", which means "to begin". This "beginning" is in reference to the beginning of the autumn harvest and the commercial year. Still another opinion states that "Tishrei" derives from the Akkadian word "Tashritu" or from the Aramaic word "sherei" meaning "to begin".

The Chassidic founder, the Baal Shem Tov, noted that the word "Tishrei" has the connotation of forgiveness, and so he avoided mentioning the word "Tishrei". Chassidic Sages also stated that the word "Tishrei" also means "released" and they explained that the month was so named because in it G-d "releases and lets go all the sins of the Jewish people". However, since Shabbos is a time when we transcend totally above sin, to the point where it is not proper to even request its forgiveness or atonement, therefore the Baal Shem Tov who was speaking in the context of "Shabbos Mevorchim" (the Shabbat before the new month; literally, a Shabbat in which we bless the upcoming month.), referred to the month as the seventh month. The Kol Bo ("Kol Bo" means "All is in it".

The "Kol Bo" is an important anonymous work on Jewish law, first printed in Naples, Italy, in 1490.) states that the word "Tishrei" is the Arama'ic word for "You will forgive", a clear enough hint as to the essence of the month. Arach-Samna / Arakhsamna / Arachsamna 8 - Babylonian name: Samna, Arach-Samna / Arakhsamna / Arachsamna = Laying Foundations or Eighth month or Opening Of Dams (for the irrigation of the fields.). - Akkadian name: arahsamnu, Arachsamma - Canaanite meaning: drop or rainy season - Cheshvan / Marcheshvan / Heshvan / Marheshvan / Heshwan / keswan (Post-Exilic) - Bul / Buwl (Pre-Exilic) 8 Kabbalah: The root of the word Cheshvan is "chash", which in Hebrew means "quiet". The very name of the month commands us to be still, to be quiet.

After the building up of the dramatic events of the past two months, Elul and Tishrei, to the "Day of Judgement", Rosh Ha-Shanah, when the entire world stands at attention in front of G-d, the next month of Cheshvan is a period of quiet from all the tumult. In Tractate Sanhedrin of the Talmud, it is explained that Cheshvan or Marcheshvan means "the movement of the lips". During the month of Tishrei, when a Jew is consumed with praying and intense study of the Torah, his mouth becomes a conduit for G-dliness. The impact of these holy vibrations of the lips are still felt in the month of Cheshvan or Marcheshvan, and G-d willing, throughout the year to come. Kislimu - Babylonian name: Kislimu = name is of uncertain origin; possibly: "Copious Fertility".

- Akkadian name: kislimu, kisliwu, Kissilimu - Canaanite meaning: uncertain Kislev / Kiclev / Chisleu 9 One opinion states that the word "Kislev" shares the same root as the Hebrew word "kislah", which means, strangely enough, both folly and trust. In other words, the meaning of kislah depends upon whom you trust. Another opinion states that the name Kislev derives from the Hebrew word for "security" and "trust." There are two states of trust, one active and one passive, both of which are manifest in the month of Kislev. The miracle of Chanukah reflects the active trust (I.E. "Bitachon", meaning "confidence" in Hebrew) of the Hasmoneans or Chashmonaim (I.E. Maccabees or Maacabim) to stand up and fight against the Hellenistic empire (and its culture). Kislev's sense of sleep reflects the passive trust that G-d's providence always guards over Israel. The Kabbalistic view is similar: The word "Kislev" derives from one of the Hebrew words for "trust".

Trust can take both an active and passive form, and Kislev embodies both these aspects. Another opinion states that the month of Kislev has always been associate with much joy and happiness, for it is in that month that we celebrate the festive Holiday of Lights - Chanukah. This opinion states that the word Kislev has many meanings, and one of them is to give charity with a full heart , teaching us that the best way to realize the joy of our holidays is to share our blessings with others. A Reform-Jewish opinion states that Kislev, the eighth month, is thought to mean the season of mud and rain, being one of the rainiest months in Israel. Shabatu - Babylonian name: Shabatu, ï¿½abaṭu = Rain or "Destructive Rain". - Akkadian name: Shabatu Shevat / Se'-bat 11 Kabbalah: The word Shevat itself transforms to Shabbat (since the two letters tet and tav, both letters of the tongue, are phonetically interchangeable). Another Kabbalistic opinion states that the word "shevat" is related to the Hebrew word for a staff or rod.

A staff can be used as a symbol of power, or as a cane to lean on. It serves a master. This is an underlying theme of the month. Still another Kabbalistic opinion states that the word "shevat" means a branch or a stick, yet there are many other words in Hebrew that express the same thing: makeil (staff), mateh (rod), eitz (a piece of wood), etc. Sheivet, by contrast, refers to a branch that is soft. According to this opinion, it is obvious that their Kabbalistic Rabbis chose this name for the month because on the Fifteenth of the month all Jews will celebrate Tu B'Shevat, the New Year for Trees. And another Kabbalistic opinion states that the word "Shevat" is also related to the concept of a royal rod or staff. In the same way that a king is blessed with riches and all of life's pleasures are accessible to him, so too is every Jew considered a prince or princess, deserving of the very best. This is reflected in the delicacy and assortment of fruits we eat on Tu B'Shevat.

Also, just as Moses disciplined the Jews with love and compassion rather than severity, we must always temper our authority (our "royal scepter") with kindness and concern. This opinion also notes an interesting connection that exists between the month of Shevat and the mezuza. Every letter in Hebrew has a numerical value. If you add up the letters of the word Shevat (shin-veit-tet) it equals 314, the same as Sha-dai (shin-daled-yud), one of G-d's Names. This Name is found on the outside of the mezuza, our protection from harm. In the month of Shevat, when we are blessed with a great deal of affluence (as demonstrated on Tu B'Shevat), we must ask G-d for special protection to guard us from taking our good fortune for granted. A Jew must always recognize his special mission in life, that G-d has put him here to refine and elevate the world for a higher purpose. When we live up to this responsibility and take up our "royal scepter," we will indeed serve as a "light unto the nations" and have a positive influence on all our surroundings.

Tebetu - Babylonian name: Tebetu, Ṭebētum = (the) Forthcoming of Water or violent rains. - Akkadian name: tebetu, Tebetu Tevet / Teveth / tava' / taval 10 Tevet means "ten" in Hebrew; Tevet shares the same root as the Hebrew word "tov", which means "good." However, in this month, we commemorate many sad events, including the Tenth of Tevet. A Kabbalistic opinion states the following: The letter ayin means "eye" in Hebrew. The month of Tevet is the month of the rectification and nullification of the "evil eye". The word Tevet itself comes from the Hebrew word "tov", meaning "good," and referring to "tov ayin", "the goodly eye" (the source of the power of blessing, as it is said: "the goodly eye shall bless"). This rectification starts with the gazing at the Chanukah candles. All destructive process begins with the "evil eye" of hatred, the hatred of the profane to the holy (the secret of ten, the holy number).

Adaru - Babylonian name: Adār or Adaru or Addaru = Adar = Threshing or "grain-cutting".

- Akkadian name: adaru or Addaru - Canaanite meaning: to be dark - Sumerian name: e Meaning of Biblical Month Name (Descriptive) Aviv Chodesh Ha-Aviv ["month of Spring" in Hebrew (Exodus 13:4, 23:15, 34:18, and Deuteronomy 16:1)] Ziv Chodesh Ziv ["month of Radiance" in Hebrew (I Kings 6:1, 6:37)] 3rd month 3rd month in relation to the month of Aviv 4th month 4th month in relation to the month of Aviv 5th month 5th month in relation to the month of Aviv 6th month 6th month in relation to the month of Aviv Eisanim or Ethanim Yerach Eisanim ["month of Natural Forces" in Hebrew (I Kings 8:2)] Bul Yerach Bul ["month of bountiful harvests" in Hebrew (I Kings 6:38)] 9th month 9th month in relation to the month of Aviv 10th month 10th month in relation to the month of Aviv

 11th month 11th month in relation to the month of Aviv 12th month Jewish_Calendar_Sacred_and_Civil_Years Jewish Sacred Festival Calendar Figure 2 The Jubilee year is the Sabbatic Year that follows seven successive Sabbatic years (Leviticus 25:8-54).

The numerical matching of seven days to seven years was elementary to counting the 50-year Jubilee cycle. After six years, the seventh year was a Sabbatic year. Groups of 7-year-weeks were often used to describe ancient Jewish time. Seven multiples of seven years are 49 years that result in a 50-year Jubilee cycle. Culminating the fiftieth year of the l/s calendar as a Sabbatic year included Hebrew custom. The Jubilee year gave rest to the soil, reverted landed property back to original owners and freed Israelites that were formerly slaves. Traditions reinforce the appointed feasts of HaShem. The Passover Sabbath begins a 50-day countdown to the feast of first fruits or feast of weeks. Seven multiples of a Sabbath was either 49-days or 49-years. The feast of weeks closes the harvest with Shav’ot by usually celebrating a two-day festival on the 6th and 7th of Sivan. Christians assign Pentecost to be 50-days after Nisan 16, or the second day following Passover Sabbath.

For many, the giving of the Law to Israel is synonymous with the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles. Lunar/solar origins of the Jewish calendar combine with threads from other agricultural calendars. Observance kept the Jewish lunar/solar calendar on track year after year. Dating from 3,761 BCE, the Jewish year calculates to be one of six different lengths of days. Intercalary months add with 354-days or 355-days to give 383, 384 or 385-days in the Jewish leap year (Eqn. 4a-d). Precise calculations of Jewish calendar science are elaborate. Other cultures worldwide, such as the ancient Greek, Chinese, Babylonian and Mesoamerican of Central and South America all used similar methods of lunar/solar observation and intercalation. Equation 1. a-d. a. 29 Days per Jewish Veadar Intercalary Month + 354 Days per Jewish Lunar Year = 383 Days per Jewish calendar Leap Year b. 29 Days per Jewish Veadar Intercalary Month + 355 Days per Jewish Lunar Year = 384 Days per Jewish calendar Leap Year c.

30 Days per Jewish Veadar Intercalary Month + 354 Days per Jewish Lunar Year = 384 Days per Jewish calendar Leap Year d. 30 Days per Jewish Veadar Intercalary Month + 355 Days per Jewish Lunar Year = 385 Days per Jewish calendar Leap Year Passover Passover symbolizes deliverance and remembrance of the departure from Egypt. The fourteenth day of Nisan - Abib begins the Lord's Passover. A seven day holiday commences on the next day. Also called the Feast of Unleavened Bread, God is thanked for the gift of freedom (Exodus 12:17-20). Seven days of celebration are the Jewish week of Hag Hamatzot . The first day, or the second evening of the festival week of unleavened bread starts a forty-nine day countdown that includes the 29 day month of Ivar, or Zif, and asserts true principles found in the calendar of Moses. Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah is now celebrated to begin the month of Tishri, on the first and second days outside Israel.

All religious holidays begin slightly before sunset of the daytime prior to the holiday, and continue until the sunset ending of the Holy Day. Tishri corresponds to the September - early October time frame in the common calendar. The last month of the old year is a time of preparation known as the High Holidays. This month is a period of penitence through known guilts toward the family of God. God stands in judgement, presiding over the transgressions by mankind. Judaism perceives the New Year as the anniversary of Creation. Rosh Hashanah was formerly held during the spring at the start of the month Nisan, or Abib. English varies the spelling as Aviv in some cases. Sometimes written as Nisan - Abib, this month corresponds to the present months of March and April. Nisan - Abib is the seventh month of the modern Jewish civil year. Rosh, means in Hebrew: head of, and Hashanah means: New Year. In celebration of the Exodus from Egypt (circa 1,250 BCE), the Jewish Rosh Hashanah precedes the sacred Passover festival in the month of Abib (Exodus 13:4).

To obey the will of God, the passover commemoration must be recognized every year forever (Exodus 12:14-15). Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement The Jewish day of Atonement was ordained by God to be used in the lunar calendar of Moses. Also called Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement is the most solemn of Jewish fast days. Yom means in Hebrew: Day, and Kippur: of Atonement. The Day of Atonement sets aside a major holiday to acknowledge the sins of mankind to God. Atonement implies sincere repayment for wrongdoing. Neither repentance, nor forgiveness is an issue. Rather, the occasion requires fasting from just before sunset, until twilight of the next holiday. The purpose is spiritual renovation, by avoiding the demands of the physical body through deprivation. Afflicting the soul concentrates on the spiritual, God determined qualities in place of humanistic needs. The calendar passed to Moses specifies the Day of Atonement.

Leviticus 23:24 "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation." Feast of Tabernacles The fifteenth day of the month celebrates the festival called Sukkoth. Seven days commemorate the forty years that the children of Israel wandered in the desert following the Exodus from Egypt. A second harvest season that began with Shavu'ot is usually ended on the 191st day of the 354 day lunar length of year at the time of Sukkoth. The Feast of Booths, or Feast of Tabernacles, is sometimes called the Festival of Ingathering to signify the second harvest is over. The temporal nature of life gives reason to erect temporary shelters, wherein eating at least one meal per day in the Sukkah honors God's provisions. The Sukkoth is a seven day period, and ends on the 198th day of the lunar year. Seven days follow the anniversary interval to end the month of Tishri on the 205th day of the year.

The 30 day month of Heshvan, or Bul, plus 24 days follow to reach the next holiday period on the 259th day. Kislev follows Heshvan to be the third month of the civil year, and the ninth month of the sacred year. Dual naming for the months shows Babylonian influence. Hanukkah The 25th day of the month of Kislev begins the 8 day festival of Hanukkah. The reign of the Greek-Syrian king, Antiochus Epiphanes IV, forbade regular worship by Jewish people. They were not permitted to read the Torah, and were ordered to sacrifice unclean animals. Only the worship of the Greek gods was allowed in the Kingdom. The Maccabees (Hasmonean family) revolted against these decrees. They sought refuge in the mountains, and waged armed resistance for the freedom to worship as they chose. The Maccabees regained control of the Temple and rededicated it in 165 BCE after more than three years of conflict according to tradition. Only enough undefiled oil was found to light the eternal Temple Menorah for one day.

A single cruse of oil burned the seven candles in the Temple Menorah candelabra miraculously for eight days. More ritually pure oil had been prepared during this period to continue the Menorah. Hanukkah remembers the dedication of the Temple after rebellion of the Maccabees. A candle is lit in the special Hanukkah Menorah that has nine candles on the first night of the festival. The Shamash candle is lit without a blessing, and is used to kindle the next candle on the first night. An additional candle is lit along with candles from the proceeding evenings on each of the following nights. The last evening of the festival lights the eighth candle, representing the total days that the Temple Menorah continued to burn. Since Kislev can have either 29 or 30 days, Hanukkah ends on the 266th day, or the 267th day of the Jewish lunar year, or the 3rd or 4th day of the month of Tebeth.

Another 26 days in the month of Tebeth, plus the 30 day month of Shebat, add for the 322nd or 323rd day at the end of Shebat. Although the winter solstice is coincidental near the same time of year there is no bearing on the Feast of Dedication for the Temple. The legend of Hanukkah also includes the story of a Jewish widow in Antioch. Her name was Hannah, from which the festival name was derived. Hannah and her seven sons refused to worship the Greek god, Zeus. The mother disobeyed the king by dissenting, and her sons were executed. Finally, Hannah clung to the baby that was left. Choosing death before a life of dishonor to God, she jumped from the roof of a building, holding her child beneath. Possibly, these eight martyrs aided introduction of the eight day festival. Although gift giving is a common practice during the Hanukkah period, these gifts relate to the Purim festival custom of giving presents to everyone, including children. Observing Hanukkah continues Jewish lore and should not be confused with the Christian Christmas holiday. Hanukkah represents victory over the strife of persecution.

Shav'ot Fifty days after the passover anniversary celebrating the night of the Exodus is the festival of spring. Known as the springtime feast holiday Shavu'ot, the festival occurs during the Jewish month of Sivan (Esther 8:9). English translation adapts the word sometimes to Shav'ot, Sabbouth, or Shabout. Sivan is the third month of the sacred festival year, and the ninth month of the civil calendar year. Sivan corresponds to the May - June period of the western calendar year. The sixth of Sivan honors Shavu'ot for a single day only in Israel. Due to calendar definitions, the day is remembered on the sixth and seventh days of the Sivan month elsewhere. The 50-day lapse between the two festivals represents the complete 50-year lunar calendar of Moses. God ordained Shavu'ot to celebrate the revelation at Mt. Sinai. This holiday marks the anniversary of giving God's teachings to Moses. God gave the Hebrews the first Five Books of Moses, which are called the Torah in Judaism, or the Pentateuch by Greek terminology. Shavu'ot emphasizes the Torah with the use of dairy products.

Another reason is evident for keeping this Feast of First Fruits (Numbers 28:26). The early agricultural society ended the waiting period for the harvest. Most likely predating the Exodus, Counting the Sheaves for fifty days culminated with the first fruits of spring. Farmers brought the first fruits of the land to the Temple. Rejoicing in the bounty of the grain harvest marked the end of the fifty day interval. A new harvest season was begun on the 65th day of the lunar calendar year. Decorating with flowers, green plants, fruits, and vegetables are part of the tradition for the spring season. Avoiding meat and the use of leather goods reminds Jewish people to preserve living things during Shavu'ot. With the destruction of the second Temple in 70 BCE, the agricultural ritual of the first fruits could no longer be observed. The encounter at Mt. Sinai became the focus of the festival. Jewish_Calendar_Sacred_and_Civil_Years highlights fundamental concepts involving the Jewish Calendar. The 19-year lunar/solar Metonic cycle adds a final Veadar lunar month or Second Adar, to intercalate some 209-days of lunar/solar separation time.

Dating from 3,761 B.C.E., the Jewish year calculates to be one of six different lengths of days. One of our more popular articles. 245 kb Get this article PDF Instant Download from Paypal-Payloadz for Only 99 cents! Buy Now SKU JCSCY .99 Seven weeks of seven days determines the name Feast of Weeks for same festival and the transition day from the sixth to the seventh day in the month of Sivan. Counting seven weeks for forty-nine more days, and the transition day from the sixth to the seventh day in the month of Sivan, are symbolic of the complete 50-year Jubilee cycle. The fiftieth Jubilee year capped the lunar calendar of Moses. To maintain the covenant, for six years the land was to be worked (Leviticus 25:3). Reminiscent of the seven day week, the fields were allowed to lay fallow in the seventh year (Leviticus 25:4f). Seven Sabbaths of years, or seven times seven years, counts forty-nine years.

The Day of Atonement, or the tenth day of the seventh month in the forty-ninth year, was meant to declare onset of the fiftieth year. The fiftieth year was deemed sacred. The Jubilee Cycle terminated with the hallowed year of letting the land lie fallow again. Possessions were to be returned during the Jubilee year. Oppression toward one another was forbidden and liberty was proclaimed throughout the land for all inhabitants. The Jubilee year was the 50-year climax of the calendar and social rules for ancient Jewry. Are you a pastor, educator or a student of the Holy Bible? Timeemits.com seeks anointed people to review and contribute to the Ages_of_Adam ministry. Ancient lunar/solar calendars like the Jewish and Mayan calendars provide the background to understanding early time. Ancient calendars of the Holy Bible use differences between the moon and sun, numerical matching and a 364-day calendar year to describe X-number of days that match with X-number of years. Ages_of_Adam is a free read at timeemits.

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Question: In the Jewish calendar, what is the ninth month of the civil year called?
Answer: Sivan