The Jewish Calendar
Tishrei
Nisan
Tishrei is the first month of the Jewish
calendar and starts with Rosh
Hashana. There are six holidays in the
month.
Rosh Hashana 1 & 2 Tishrei
Fast of Gedalliah 3 Tishrei
Yom Kippur 10 Tishrei
Sukkot 15 Tishrei
Shemini Atzeret 22 Tishrei
Simchat Torah 23 Tishrei
Nisan is the seventh month in the Jewish
calendar.
Passover 15-22 Nisan (Israel 15-21 Nisan)
Counting the Omer 16 Nisan - 5 Sivan
Iyar
Iyar is the Iyar eighth month in the Jewish
calendar.
Yom Hazikaron 4 Iyar
Yom HaAzmaut 5 Iyar
Lag B'Omer 18 Iyar
Yom Yershalayim 28 Iyar
Cheshvan
Heshvan is the second month of the
Jewish Calendar. It is sometimes
called Mar Heshvan because it has no
holidays other than Shabbat in it.
Sivan
On the Hebrew Calendar a day starts at
sundown and ends at sundown. This is why
the Holy Days start on the day before. For
example Shabbat begins at sundown on
Friday, which is the beginning of the seventh
day. We do this because in B'resheit we read
that the evening and the morning were the first
day. The first day of the week is Yom Rishon
(first day), Sunday. The Hebrew month begins
with the new moon called, Rosh Chodesh.
When there is a leap year an extra month is
added after Adar and it is called Adar Sheni, or
Adar II.
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Sivan is the ninth month in the Jewish
calendar.
Shavuot 6-7 Sivan (Israel 6 Sivan)
Kislev
Kislev is the third month of the Hebrew
Calendar.
Hanukkah 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet
Tammuz
Tammuz is the tenth month in the Jewish
calendar.
Fast of Shiva 17 Tammuz
The Three Weeks 17 Tammuz - 9 Av
Tevet
Tevet is the fourth month of the
Hebrew Calendar.
Hanukkah 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet
Asarah B'Tevet 10 Tevet
Av
Av is the eleventh month in the Jewish
calendar.
Tisha B'Av 9 Av
Shabbat Chazon
Shabbat Nachamu
Shevat
Shevat is the fifth month of the
Jewish Calendar.
Tu B'Shvat 15 Shevat
Shabbat Shira
Elul
Elul is the twelfth month in the Jewish
calendar.
It is a whole month that is in preparation for
the high holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom
Kippur. All month we sound the shofar to
wake us up and keep us mindful of this fact.
Adar
Adar is the sixth month of the Jewish
Calendar
Fast of Esther 13 Adar
Purim 14 Adar
Shushan Purim 15 Adar
Shabbat Shekalim Shabbat Zachor
Shabbat Para
Shabat Hachodesh
The Sabbath is actually the Holiest
day on the Hebrew Calendar.
Unlike the other Holy Days--the
Sabbath is the only one that is
included in the Ten Ha Dibrot, also
called the Ten Commandments.
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Adar II (Adar Sheni)
Added during a
leap year.
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