Hebraic has both lunar and solar components. The New Moon is a shape of cresent = begining of the Month, the full moon is 15th day, and months are determine by the sun. The Hebraic day begin sundown to sundown = 1 day. There are 12 months in the Hebraic calendar, each consisting of 29 or 30 days. Every 2nd or 3rd year is a leap year that means an extra month is added
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Hebrew Festival and Similar Date |
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Tu B' Shevat |
January 22 (Saturday) |
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Purim |
March 21 (Tuesday) |
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Pesach (diaspora*) |
April 19 (Thursday) April 21 |
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Yom Ha'shoah |
May 2 (Tuesday) |
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Yom Hazikaron |
May 9 (Tuesday) |
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Yom Ha'atzma'ut |
May 10 (Wednesday) |
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Lag Ba'Omer |
May 23 (Tuesday) |
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Yom Yerushalayim |
June 2 (Friday) |
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Shavuot (Diaspora*) |
June 9 (Friday) |
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Tisha B'AV |
August 10 (Thursday) |
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Rosh Hashana |
September 30 (Saturday) October 1 (Sunday) |
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Yom Kippur |
October 9 (Monday) |
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Sukkot |
October 14 / October 20 (Friday) |
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Shemini Atzeret |
October 21 (Saturday) |
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Simchat Torah (Israel) |
October 21 (Saturday) |
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Hanukah |
December 22 (Friday) December 29 (Friday) |
* Pesach and shavuot in Israel end one day earlier than shown
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Hebrew names of Day |
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Sunday |
Yom Rishon |
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Monday |
Yom Sheni |
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Tuesday |
Yom Shlishi |
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Wednesday |
Yom Revi'i |
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Thursday |
Yom Chamishi |
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Friday |
Yom Shishi |
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Saturday |
Yom Shabbat |
Hebrew Month
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Civil/Physical Calender Gen 1:1- Exodus 12 |
Spiritual Calendar Shemot 12 (2 Chronicle 29) |
English |
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Tishrei |
Nisan (Aviv) Exodus 12; 17th Aviv |
March-April |
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Cheshvan (bul) |
Iyyar (Ziv) |
April-May |
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Kislev |
Sivan |
May-June |
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Tevet |
Tammuz |
June-July |
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Shevat |
Av |
July-August |
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Adar |
Elul |
August-September |
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Nisan (Aviv) Gen 7-8; 17th Aviv |
Tishrei (Ethanim) |
September-October |
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Iyar |
Cheshvan (bul) |
October-November |
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Sivan |
Kislev |
November-December |
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Tammuz |
Tevet |
December-January |
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Av |
Shevat |
January-February |
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Elul |
Adar |
February-March |