The Hebrew Calendar

Today we continue with our discussion of the Hebrew meaning of the biblical holy days. ‘Yom Kippur’ {יום כיפור} (‘Day

“Rosh Chodesh” {ראש חודש} is Hebrew for “the beginning of the month” and it literally means “the head of the

Did you know that “Birkat Hachama” {ברכת החמה} (“Blessing of the Sun” in Hebrew) is the most rare blessing in

 “Mishneh Torah” {משנה תורה} is the Hebrew name for the most comprehensive work that has ever been written about the

Today is the sixth of the Hebrew month of Sivan {סיון} and that means we are celebrating the Festival of

The sabbatical year has two names in Hebrew -‘Shenat Shemitah’ {שנת שמיטה} and ‘Shenat Shabbathon’ {שנת שבתון} (‘Shenat’ }שנת} means

Today is “Tu Be-Shevat”{ט”ו בשבט}  – Hebrew for the fifteenth of the month of Shevat {שבט} (which is the eleventh

Passover will take place this year beginning next Friday (evening). Because of that, is it customary to read a special

Today is the 33rd day in the count of the Omer {עומר}  (or as we call it in Hebrew ‘Lag

‘Chol Ha-Moed’ {חול המועד} is Hebrew for ‘weekdays of the holiday or festival’ and it refers to the days of