Jewish calendar
The Jewish Calendar
The calendar refers to the creation of the world, in 3760 BCE, according to Jewish tradition. The year 2008 of the Common Era corresponds to the year 5768 of the Jewish calendar.
The Month of Tishri
The month of Tishri (...) is a month dense with events. On the first two days falls the observance of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
The Month of Kislev
By Rav Alberto Sermoneta The month of Kislev that has just begun is the month in which only good things happened to the Jewish people.
The Month of Adar
From when Adar enters, joy increases. The month that has just begun is the month in which the festival of Purim falls, when the miracle of the reversal of fortunes is celebrated: מיגון…
The Month of Nissan
By Rabbi Alberto Sermoneta "This month shall be unto you the beginning of months, it shall be the first month of the year to you." Every calendar, of whatever culture it may be, must have a…
The month of Nissan (2)
By Rabbi Alberto Sermoneta The month of Nissan is considered by the Torah to be the most important of the year. Indeed, the month of Nissan is considered the beginning of a new season; that…
- The Month of Iyar By Rabbi Alberto Sermoneta 23 April 2020 Rosh Chodesh Iyar is the month in which, according to Jewish tradition, only good things happen.
- The Month of Sivan In the month of Sivan, the giving of the Torah is celebrated. The passage that we will read on the morning of Shavuot, on the first day, says: "In the third month after…
- Parents' Prayer to Be Recited on the Eve of Rosh Chodesh Sivan (Monday 6 June) It is written in the sacred books that every parent must pray to Hashem every day, and particularly on the eve of Rosh Chodesh Sivan, a very auspicious time for this…
- The Month of Av By Rabbi Alberto Sermoneta “Mi she ni khnas Adar marbim be simchà, mi shenikhnas Av mema’attim be simchà” (“...from when the month of Adar begins joy increases, from…
- The Month of Av (2020) By Rav Sermoneta (22 July 2020) "Mi shenikhnas Av mema'attim be simchà - From when Av begins, joy is diminished".
- The Month of Elul By Rabbi Alberto Sermoneta The month of Elul is the last month of the Jewish year; it is considered a very special month, both because it is the one that precedes Rosh…
- The Month of Elul (1) By Rabbi Alberto Sermoneta The month of Elul is the final month of the Jewish calendar, the month that precedes the great day of Rosh Hashanah. For this reason it is…
- The Month of Elul (2019) By Rabbi Alberto Sermoneta Text written in 2019 Between the two parashot, that of REE’ which we read last Shabbat and that of SHOFETIM which we will read this Shabbat,…
- The Month of Elul (2018) By Rabbi Alberto Sermoneta On 11 August (2018) the month of Elul begins, which is a very important month because throughout its duration we will recite the selichot. On…
- Thoughts for Rosh Chodesh Elul 5780 (20–21 August 2020) By Rabbi Alberto Sermoneta This evening, God willing, Rosh Chodesh Elul begins. In reality, it is the thirtieth day of Av (Thursday: because when the preceding month…