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November 2, 2016
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 5777 תשע"ז begins at sunset on October 2, 2016 and will end on September 19, 2017.
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, Oct 3, 2016, ראש חודש תשרי
Holidays: Rosh HaShanah, ראש השנה, Head of the year, October 3, 2016, Tishrei 1.
Yom Kippur, יום כיפור, October 12, 2016, Tishrei 10.
Sukkot, סוכות, October 17, 2016, Tishrei 15.
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, 1st of Cheshvan, Nov 2, 2016, ראש חודש חשוון
Rosh Chodesh Kislev, 1st of Kislev, Dec 1, 2016, ראש חודש כסלו
Holidays: Chanukah, חנוכה, December 25, 2016, Kislev 25.
Rosh Chodesh Tevet, 1st of Tevet, Dec 30, 2016, ראש חודש טבת
Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat, 1st of Sh'vat, Jan 28, 2017, ראש חודש שבט
Holidays: Tu Bishvat, ט"ו בשבט, Feb 11, 2017, Sh'vat 15.
Yom HaMishpacha (Family Day), יום המשפחה, Feb 26, 2017, Sh'vat 30.
Rosh Chodesh Adar, 1st of Adar, Feb 27, 2017, ראש חודש אדר
Rosh Chodesh Nisan, 1st of Nisan, Mar 28, 2017, ראש חודש ניסן
Holidays: Passover, פסח, April 11, 2017, Nisan 15.
Yom Ha'shoah, יום השואה, Holocaust day, April 24, 2017, Nisan 27.
Rosh Chodesh Iyyar, 1st of Iyyar, Apr 27, 2017, ראש חודש אייר
Holidays: Yom HaZikaron, יום הזכרון, May 1, 2017. Iyyar 3.
Yom HaAtzma'ut, יום העצמאות, May 2, 2017, Iyyar 4.
Lag Ba'Omer, ל"ג בעומר, May 14, 2017, Iyyar 18.
Yom Yerushalayim, יום ירושלים , Jerusalem day, May 24, 2017, Iyyar 28.
Rosh Chodesh Sivan, 1st of Sivan, May 26, 2017, ראש חודש סיוון
Holidays: Shavuot, שבועות, May 31, 2017, Sivan 6.
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz, 1st of Tamuz, Jun 25, 2017, ראש חודש תמוז
Rosh Chodesh Av, 1st of Av, Jul 24, 2017, ראש חודש אב
Holidays: Tisha B'Av, ט' באב , Av 10, Aug 1, 2017.
Tu B’Av , ט"ו באב, (Day of Love), Aug 7, 2017, Av 1.
Rosh Chodesh Elul, 1st of Elul, Aug 23, 2017, 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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