Search results
Every month is either 29 or 30 days long, beginning (and ending) on a special day known as Rosh Chodesh (“The Head of the Month”). The months were once declared by a beit din (rabbinical court) after the new moon had been sighted, but now follow a predetermined calendar.
The Hebrew calendar ( Hebrew: הַלּוּחַ הָעִבְרִי, romanized : HalLûaḥ HāʿIḇrî ), also called the Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today for Jewish religious observance and as an official calendar of Israel. It determines the dates of Jewish holidays and other rituals, such as yahrzeits and the schedule of public Torah readings.
This page shows a chart of the Hebrew calendar months with their Gregorian calendar equivalents.
Although the Jewish new year (Rosh Hashanah) is celebrated at the beginning of Tishrei, this month is actually the seventh month according to ancient reckoning. The first month is actually Nisan, during which Passover (Pesach) falls.
August, 2024. The most comprehensive and advanced Jewish calendar online. Features a brief summary of key events in Jewish history, laws and customs, Shabbat times and more.
Months in the Jewish Calendar. A year in the Hebrew calendar can be 353, 354, 355, 383, 384, or 385 days long. Regular common years have 12 months with a total of 354 days. Leap years have 13 months and are 384 days long. Months with uneven numbers usually have 30 days, while months with even numbers have 29 days.
Hebrew Months. Times. Shabbat Candle-Lighting Times. Zmanim - Halachic Times. About the Jewish Calendar. Calculators. Jewish / Hebrew Date Converter. Jewish Birthday ...
