Jewish Calendar

By Rev. G. E. Newmyer

NAME OF MONTH: TISHRI   

CORRESPONDS WITH: Sept-Oct

# OF DAYS: 30

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR:  1st

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 7th

NAME OF MONTH:  HESHVAN  

CORRESPONDS WITH: Oct-Nov

# OF DAYS:  29 or 30

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR:  2nd

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 8th

NAME OF MONTH:  CHISLEV  

CORRESPONDS WITH: Nov-Dec

# OF DAYS: 29 or 30

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR:  3rd

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 9th

NAME OF MONTH: TEBETH   

CORRESPONDS WITH: Dec-Jan

# OF DAYS: 29

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR:  4th

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 10th

NAME OF MONTH: SHEBAT  

CORRESPONDS WITH:  Jan-Feb

# OF DAYS:  30

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR:  5th

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 11th

NAME OF MONTH: ADAR  

CORRESPONDS WITH: Feb-Mar

# OF DAYS:29 or 30

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR:   6th

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 12th

NAME OF MONTH: NISAN  

CORRESPONDS WITH: Mar-Apr

# OF DAYS: 30

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR:  7th

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 1st

NAME OF MONTH: IYAR   

CORRESPONDS WITH: Apr-May

# OF DAYS:  29

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR:   8th

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 2nd

NAME OF MONTH: SIVAN  

CORRESPONDS WITH: May-June

# OF DAYS:  30

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR:  9th

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 3rd

NAME OF MONTH: TAMMUZ   

CORRESPONDS WITH: June-July

# OF DAYS: 29

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR:  10th

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 4th

NAME OF MONTH:  AB  

CORRESPONDS WITH: July-Aug

# OF DAYS: 30

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR:  11th

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 5th

NAME OF MONTH: ELUL   

CORRESPONDS WITH: Aug-Sept

# OF DAYS: 29

MONTH OF CIVIL YEAR: 12th

MONTH OF SACRED YEAR: 6th

Note: Since their year, shorter than the AD year, has 354 days, thus about every three years (seven times in 19 years) they add an extra 29-day-month known as VEADAR, between ADAR and NISAN.

By G. E. Newmyer, S. B. I., Short Study © 2003, all rights reserved.