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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.
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By Menachem Posner. In the pre-Babylonian era, we find in the Scriptures only four months on the calendar that are identified by name: The first month (Nissan): Aviv 1. The second month (Iyar): Ziv 2. The seventh month (Tishrei): Eitanim 3. The eighth month (Cheshvan): Bul 4.
By Ilan Kogan. The First Month. שמות י״ב:ב׳. (ב) הַחֹ֧דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם רֹ֣אשׁ חֳדָשִׁ֑ים רִאשׁ֥וֹן הוּא֙ לָכֶ֔ם לְחׇדְשֵׁ֖י הַשָּׁנָֽה׃. Exodus 12:2. (2) This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you. שמות י״ג:ד׳. (ד) הַיּ֖וֹם אַתֶּ֣ם יֹצְאִ֑ים בְּחֹ֖דֶשׁ הָאָבִֽיב׃.
Iyar is the second of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar. In the Bible, the month of Iyar is often called the month of Ziv, meaning “radiance.” This month is commonly referred to as the month of (natural) healing. Its name is an acronym for "I AM God your Healer." (Exodus 15:26)
The Jewish calendar is used to determine the dates of the Jewish holidays, the Torah portions, Jewish memorial dates for the death of a relative, etc. It is a lunisolar calendar based on lunar months of 29 days alternating with 30 days.
This page shows a chart of the Hebrew calendar months with their Gregorian calendar equivalents.
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.
