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October 17, 2012
Welcome friends to our Rosh Chodesh edition of the Hebrew Podcasts Newsletter.
The Hebrew Calendar
The Hebrew calendar הלוח העברי (haluach haivri) is a lunar calendar. The new moon marks the beginning of each Jewish lunar month. Throughout history, the Jewish people used the Hebrew calendar in their daily lives and especially for religious observances and agricultural activities.
The Hebrew calendar years use the Anno Mundi epoch, which means "in the year of the world" in Latin. It counts the years from the creation of the world in the Bible. The Hebrew year 5773 begins at sunset on September 16, 2012 and will end on September 4, 2013.
There is a discrepancy of 11 days between the lunar and the solar year. To align the different calendars, a lunar month, Adar 1, is added every two or three years, for a total of 7 times per 19 years.
The Hebrew week is a cycle of seven days, following the seven-day period when the world was created in the Book of Genesis. The names for the days of the week are the ordinal numbers, starting with Sunday and with the exception of the seventh day. This day is called Shabbat, which means rest in Hebrew. The names follow the names of the Creation account of the Book of Genesis. The Jewish day always lasts from sunset to the next sunset.
The Twelve Hebrew Months
Rosh Chodesh Tishrei, 1st of Tishrei, Sep 17, 2012, ראש חודש תשרי
Holidays: Rosh HaShanah, ראש השנה, Head of the year, September 17, 2012, Tishrei 1.
Yom Kippur, יום כיפור, September 26, 2012, Tishrei 10.
Sukkot, סוכות, October 1, 2012, Tishrei 15.
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, 1st of Cheshvan, Oct 17, 2012, ראש חודש חשוון
Rosh Chodesh Kislev, 1st of Kislev, Nov 15, 2012, ראש חודש כסלו
Holidays: Chanukah, חנוכה, December 9, 2012, Kislev 25.
Rosh Chodesh Tevet, 1st of Tevet, Dec 14, 2012, ראש חודש טבת
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat, 1st of Sh'vat, Jan 12, 2013, ראש חודש שבט
Holidays: Tu Bishvat, ט"ו בשבט, January 26, 2013, Sh'vat 15.
Yom HaMishpacha (Family Day), יום המשפחה, February 10, 2013, Sh'vat 30.
Rosh Chodesh Adar, 1st of Adar, Feb 11, 2013, ראש חודש אדר
Holidays: Purim, פורים, February 24, 2013, Adar 14.
Rosh Chodesh Nisan, 1st of Nisan, Mar 12, 2013, ראש חודש ניסן
Holidays and Remembrance Days: Passover, פסח, March 26, 2013, Nisan 15.
Yom Ha'shoah, יום השואה, Holocaust day, April 8, 2013, Nisan 28.
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar, 1st of Iyyar, Apr 11, 2013, ראש חודש אייר
Holidays and Memorial Days: Yom HaZikaron, יום הזכרון, April 15, 2013. Iyyar 5.
Yom HaAtzma'ut, יום העצמאות, April 16, 2013, Iyyar 6.
Lag Ba'Omer, ל"ג בעומר, April 28, 2013, Iyyar 18.
Yom Yerushalayim, יום ירושלים , Jerusalem day, May 8, 2013, Iyyar 28.
Rosh Chodesh Sivan, 1st of Sivan, May 10, 2013, ראש חודש סיוון
Holidays: Shavuot, שבועות, May 15, 2013, Sivan 6.
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz, 1st of Tamuz, Jun 9, 2013, ראש חודש תמוז
Rosh Chodesh Av, 1st of Av, Jul 8, 2013, ראש חודש אב
Holidays and Fast Days: Tisha B'Av, ט' באב , Av 9, July 16, 2013.
Tu B’Av , ט"ו באב, (Day of Love), July 22, 2013, Av 15.
Rosh Chodesh Elul, 1st of Elul, Aug 7, 2013, ראש חודש אלול
The Hebrew calendar
Yom Rishon - יום ראשון - first day - Sunday
Yom Sheni - יום שני - second day - Monday
Yom Shlishi - יום שלישי - third day - Tuesday
Yom Reviee - יום רביעי - fourth day - Wednesday
Yom Hamishi - יום חמישי - fifth day - Thursday
Yom Shishi - יום שישי - sixth day - Friday
Yom Shabbat - יום שבת - seventh day - Saturday
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