A Brief Explanation of Our Calendar and the Biblical Festivals

INTRODUCTION we must follow our hearts and keep the com- FEAST OF TRUMPETS(Yom Teruah) mandments of the Lord the best way that we HEAD OF THE YEAR() Calendars are fascinating devices for us to keep can. Included are the traditional Hillel Calendar track of (as in numbering) our days. There are dates in blue for each day. Appointed Time many different calendar systems in this world. The 1st of Tishrei In fact, all major cultures have their own calen- Something to take note of is the time in which dar to keep track of the seasons (months) based days begin. In the Gentile calendar system the This Year day begins at 12:00 am; however, in the lunar- on the sun or the moon. In practice, calendars Sundown September 8 – 9, 2021 employ both calculated and observable elements. based Hebrew system the day begins at sundown. It turns out that one day, one week, one month, For those not accustomed to the Hebrew festivals, This feast is traditionally referred to as Jewish or one year are not exactly that amount of time when you see those holidays in the calendar, the New Year. It seems to be in conflict with the per the sun and moon, but a calendar can make observance of those days begins at sundown on spring month of Aviv (Nisan) and the Torah it seem so. the previous day. instructions, but there is a simple explanation. Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets) is considered to There are many excellent books and teaching This calendar is based on the Gentile Gregorian be the beginning date of creation, thus, Rosh materials to explain the weekly observance of (Pope Gregory) calendar incorporated with the Hashanah is the head of the year. The instruc- and the feasts throughout the year. Hillel calendar. We have also modified those tions in the Torah is for Nisan to be head of They can elaborate on why we seem to have two calendars to include God’s Appointed Times as the months and the time/date reference for starting points for the year and the observance given by Moses in the Torah and have synchro- counting the years of a king. Nisan is the start- of the months. Briefly, Tishrei 1 is the head of nized the start of the first of each Hebrew month ing reference for the story of redemption. Rosh the year, whereas Nisan 1 is the head of months. to the new moon as it would be seen from the Hashanah is the starting reference for creation. Temple Mount in Jerusalem. We have done this The Hebrew year begins in the Fall with Rosh using lunar phase software that can pinpoint Hashanah (also called Yom Teruah or the Day of For Messianics, the Feast of Trumpets represents the moon’s position in the sky and the phase of Trumpets), whereas the observance of the annual our future hope for the resurrection. Ask a seri- the moon at any time from any latitude/longi- feasts begins in the spring with Pesach (Pass- ous-minded Jewish believer and he will tell you tude on earth. In ancient times, when the first over). The beginning of the year tells the story that there is a future resurrection of the dead sliver of the new moon was seen in the evening, of how the Messianic Age will begin, whereas the at a future Feast of Trumpets. Because the Feast the next day was declared to be the first of the beginning of months tells the story of redemp- of Trumpets comes at the New Moon (all other month. With modern technology, we can see tion. There is much to learn about our faith from holidays occur at other times in a month), know- exactly when that time should be. It is our goal the calendar and the feasts, and the best way to ing exactly when it occurs is not possible until to keep the appointed times of the Lord with learn it all is to keep the feasts. Our prayer is that the moment comes. Therefore, it said that the all our heart, in the best way that we know how, this calendar will help you to achieve that goal. Feast of Trumpets is a day that no man knows and at the appropriate times. Our calendar is not the day or the hour (Mark 13:32). Yeshua made Following is a brief explanation of the com- perfect, but our hope is that all Messianic believ- this same comment when asked when He would mandments and traditions associated with the ers who use our calendar will learn to keep the gather the dead in the Messiah (resurrection). feasts of the Lord. and the feasts of Israel in the way that the Lord has impressed upon us to do. When There are several distinct trumpet blasts to be the Lord returns, we will all keep the feasts in made during the Feast of Trumpets. The Tekiah the same way and at the same time. Until then, (a short blast) is calling the people to convoca- tion. The Shevarim (three wails – three tekiah i blasts) is a reminder of the cry from the widow the earth deciding who shall live and who shall (called “the pierced one”). Finally, a priest with and the orphan, which should move us to help. die that year. Isaiah 58 is the traditional teach- a pitcher of wine joins with the water pitcher The Teruah (a staccato sound of several short ing asking us whether our fast is acceptable to to be simultaneously poured out on the altar. blasts) is a call to war; reminding us of the con- the Lord. This was the highest altar service, and this was flict we are in and not be complacent. The Tekiah the occasion that Yeshua cried out, “If any one HaGadol (the long blast) is the blast of the Lord. Traditionally, a break-fast meal is eaten on the thirsts, let him come drink of Me!” This is the blast we expect to hear at the resur- eve of the 11th to separate from any rection and warning of the Day of the Lord. other day or fast. From a prophetic standpoint, also speaks of a future exodus from the nations back to the Messianics use shofars extensively throughout promised land. The prophet Jeremiah spoke of a the year. They call God’s attention to us and time at the end of the ages when there would be serve as petition for His compassion to once FEAST OF TABERNACLES(Sukkot) a greater exodus and that when we would use the again be turned toward us. word “exodus,” it would not be referring to Egypt. Appointed Time Traditionally, apples with honey are eaten to rep- The 15th through the 22nd of Tishrei The meaning of the Feast of Ingathering and resent a good and sweet year. Challah bread is its relationship with the future exodus is con- formed into a round loaf to represent the cycle This Year sidered to be the greatest Messianic prophecy. of life. Sundown September 22 – 30, 2021 Many Jews reject the Messiahship of Yeshua because this did not happen in His days. But Traditional Judaism adds the 2nd of Tishrei as a The Feast of Tabernacles, also called the Feast Messianics know that the fulfillment comes after second day of the Feast of Trumpets. of Booths or Feast of Ingathering, is a seven day the exile to the nations, which had not yet hap- feast with the last day called Hoshanah Rabbah pened to the House of Judah in Yeshua’s day. (the great day of the Feast). Jewish calendars In truth, it is a prophecy about us and our days. refer to the eighth day as “Shemini Atzeret.” The DAY OF ATONEMENT(Yom Kippur) Hebrew name “sukkot” is the expression for huts, Traditionally, Jews build a sukkah and eat their booths, or personal tents. The feast commemo- meals in it for the week. In recent years, many Appointed Time rates how our ancestors dwelled in sukkot upon Messianics travel to campgrounds and set up The 10th of Tishrei leaving Egypt while traveling through the wilder- their travel trailers and tents to observe the feast. ness before living in the promised land. This is This Year also one of the three pilgrimage feasts (along Sundown September 17 – 18, 2021 with Passover and ) that the people were to travel to Jerusalem to celebrate each year. FEAST OF DEDICATION(Hanukkah) The Day of Atonement is not a feast at all. It is a day of fasting. This is the day the Lord asks The Feast of Tabernacles is also called the season Traditionally Kept us to afflict our souls and be somber before of joy, and we are commanded to rejoice before Starting the 25th of Kislev and extending for Him (Leviticus 23:7). Prophetically, this repre- the Lord. When the temple was in Jerusalem, eight days sents the coming Day of the Lord, the day when the people of Israel would gather all about Jeru- God judges the whole world. We do not feast or salem in their sukkot. At night, great lights were This Year rejoice as there is no joy when God must judge affixed in the court of women in the temple and Sundown November 28 – December 6, 2021 our fellow man. the largest number of sacrifices was offered dur- ing the day. On the last day, a water libation cer- Hanukkah is not a Biblical feast, yet it is men- The ten days leading up to Yom Kippur are emony was observed, using water from the pool tioned in the New Testament as an occasion for referred to as the “Days of Awe,” or days of fear. of Siloam (“he who is sent”). The priest who was Yeshua to go to the Temple (John 10:22). It is It is said that God’s eyes move to and fro over sent for the water was led by a priest with a flute also called the Festival of Lights and it comes ii from the story of the Maccabees and their revolt lots (sortition) were cast for the death of the Yeshua the Messiah weighed in on this con- against one of the four generals of Alexander the Jews but turned out to be Haman’s judgment. troversy. It is clear from all of the Gospels that Great. The Menorah and the eight nights get all Many groups actually act out the story of Esther Yeshua ate the Passover on the night prior to the attention, but the feast actually pertains to with costumes as a melodrama with “boos” for the Passover day, the day before the Pharisees the dedication of the new altar, replacing the Haman, “cheers” for Mordecai, and “woos” for observed it. This calendar shows the Biblical def- altar that was desecrated. Queen Esther. inition of Passover, which begins on the eve of the 14th and ends at sundown the next day. The Foods cooked with oil, such as donuts and Some Jews observe a fast on the day before Purim Feast of Unleavened Bread marks the days when potato latkes (pancakes), are served at this fes- just as Esther fasted before she approached the traditional Judaism celebrates the Passover. tival to remind us of the legend of the temple king. Menorah during the altar dedication. According The Passover Seder meal contains fifteen dif- to the legend, there was only one day’s supply of ferent elements including the three cited by oil, but it lasted for eight days during the altar Scripture: unleavened bread (Matzah), bitter dedication. “A great miracle happened there” PASSOVER (Pesach) herbs (Maror), and the shank bone (arm) of the became the joyful expression of Hanukkah. A lamb (Zarowa). Four cups of wine lead the seder game was developed using a four-sided spin- Appointed Time (order) of the service representing Sanctifica- ning top (dreidel) to help teach the story to the The 14th of Nisan tion, Instruction, Redemption, and Praise. children. This Year From a prophetic standpoint, Messianics see Hanukkah is observed for eight nights by light- Sundown March 27 – 28, 2021 the work of Messiah Yeshua in the Passover, ing a Hanukkah Menorah. Unlike the temple Feast of Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits by menorah, this lampstand holds nine candles. Passover is a commanded feast commemorat- His the death, burial, and resurrection. We also One candle holder is usually distinct from the ing the death of the firstborn in Egypt. It was look forward to the day of the resurrection of others to designate the servant candle that lights the final judgment before the children of Israel the saints and the future Passover with Yeshua the others. Each night one candle is added until made their exodus. It is observed at the twilight in the kingdom. all candles are lit on the eighth night. (eve) of the 14th of Nisan. Judaism teaches that the Passover is part of the Feast of Unleavened Many Messianics have adopted the holiday Bread and is observed on the eve of the 15th of with gift-giving in an effort to move away from Nisan. In the days of Yeshua, this controversy of FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD(Matzot) Christmas. when to observe the Passover existed between the Sadducees and Pharisees. The Pharisees kept Appointed Time it on the eve of the 15th. Rabbinical Judaism fol- The 15th through the 21st of Nisan lows the Pharisaic tradition, therefore they teach FEAST OF LOTS(Purim) that the 14th of Nisan is the day before Passover. This Year Moses instructed that Passover was the 14th of Sundown March 28 – April 4, 2021 Traditionally Kept Nisan; therefore, the evening before—after the 14th of Adar (Adar II on leap years) 13th—is the proper time for Passover. Judaism The Feast of Unleavened Bread is called Passover teaches that the Passover begins on a sabbath. by Judaism. They teach that Passover, beginning This Year However, that sabbath is the high sabbath asso- on the eve of the 15th of Nisan, extends for eight Sundown February 25 – 26, 2021 ciated with the start of the Feast of Unleavened days until the 22nd of Nisan. Moses taught that Bread. the Feast of Unleavened Bread is for seven days, Purim is not a commanded feast, but was beginning on the 15th and ending on the 21st. established by Mordecai and Queen Esther Moses also instructed that the 15th and 21st of (the book of Esther) as a rememberance of how Nisan were to be considered high sabbaths. iii During the Feast of Unleavened Bread only from the barley harvest. This day would project The New Testament describes how the disciples unleavened foods are permitted in the home forward to the 50th day (the day after the seventh waited in Jerusalem and received the gift of the or to be eaten. This is because the children of Sabbath) to the First Fruits (two loaves) of the Holy Spirit on Shavuot. Shavuot, according to Israel left Egypt in haste, and there was not time wheat harvest. This was primarily an observance Moses, is to be a day of proclamation. This is enough for their bread to rise. Depending on in the temple; however, for many years we have what the disciples did upon receiving the Holy which custom is followed, any food that can not had a temple. As a consequence, there is Spirit. make a leavened bread is prohibited. For exam- little observance of this feast. ple, legumes and beans can be ground to form The Torah was proclaimed to us on this date a flour base for bread. Corn and rice can also be As Messianics, we see this day coinciding with through the Ten Commandments. The Holy considered. European Jews prohibit all of these the resurrection of the Messiah. Therefore, Spirit was given to us on the day of Shavuot. We substances. On the other hand, Sephardic Jews remember the resurrection of Yeshua as our are looking forward to the Messianic Kingdom do not prohibit rice or corn. Tortillas made with expression of first fruits without the temple. when the Messiah will proclaim His restoration corn are considered unleavened bread. However, of all things. Judaism considers the Passover to be a Sabbath, both groups do agree on your basic Passover coinciding with the High Sabbath of the Feast of Matzah as the only flour bread acceptable for Unleavened Bread. Therefore, they always count the feast. the Omer beginning with the 16th of Nisan. This CONCLUSION What is leaven and not leaven has to be deter- causes the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) to frequently mined by each individual keeping the feast. For occur on regular days of the week, not the day There is much to learn from the observance of Messianics, the leaven is meant to represent sin. after the Sabbath as it should be (Leviticus 23:16). the appointed times of the Lord. It is to your What may be sin to someone may not be con- This calendar shows the day as commanded by benefit to learn all that you can and to keep sidered sin to someone else; however, certain Moses. them all. Let me offer this last little teaching on things will always be understood by all to be sin. the feasts that summarizes them quickly: They The Feast of Unleavened Bread reminds us of tried to kill us; God saved us; let’s eat! this. Just as we are commanded to clean out the leaven in our homes, we should also search our FEAST OF WEEKS(Shavuot) hearts to see if there is any sin and clean it out as well. Appointed Time The day after the seventh sabbath (50th day) after the Feast of First Fruits

This Year FEAST OF FIRST FRUITS(Bikkurim) Sundown May 22 – 23, 2021

Appointed Time The Hebrew name for the Feast of Weeks is The day after the weekly Sabbath on or after Shavuot, which means weeks. Shavuot is a one- the Passover day observance that is the 50th day after the Feast of First Fruits (7 weeks plus 1 day). Moses This Year commanded that this day will always be on a Sundown April 3 – 4, 2021 Sunday (the day after the seventh sabbath). Juda- This is the first day of counting the Omer toward ism, however, counts the Omer beginning with the Feast of Weeks. Moses instructed that the the 16th of Nisan. Feast of First Fruits (the day after the Sabbath) would be the celebration of the first ripe sheaves iv January 2021 Tevet – Shevat 5781 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY New Years Eve New Years VaYechi

27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Tevet 12 12 Tevet 13 13 Tevet 14 14 Tevet 15 15 Tevet 16 16 Tevet 17 17 Tevet 18 18 Shemot

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tevet 19 19 Tevet 20 20 Tevet 21 21 Tevet 22 22 Tevet 23 23 Tevet 24 24 Tevet 25 25 Va’era

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Tevet 26 26 Tevet 27 27 Tevet 28 28 Tevet 29 29 Tevet 30 Shevat 1 Shevat 1 2 Shevat 2 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Bo

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Shevat 3 4 Shevat 4 5 Shevat 5 6 Shevat 6 7 Shevat 7 8 Shevat 8 9 Shevat 9 10 B’shalach

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Shevat 10 11 Shevat 11 12 Shevat 12 13 Shevat 13 14 Shevat 14 15 Shevat 15 16 Shevat 16 17 DECEMBER 2020 FEBRUARY 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lion and Lamb Ministries 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 31 1 2 3 27 28 29 30 31 28 Shevat 17 18 Shevat 18 19 Shevat 19 20 Shevat 20 21 Hillel Calendar in Blue February 2021 Shevat – Adar 5781 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Yitro

31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Shevat 17 18 Shevat 18 19 Shevat 19 20 Shevat 20 21 Shevat 21 22 Shevat 22 23 Shevat 23 24 Mishpatim

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Shevat 24 25 Shevat 25 26 Shevat 26 27 Shevat 27 28 Shevat 28 29 Shevat 29 30 Shevat 30 Adar 1 Presidents’ Day Terumah

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Adar 1 2 Adar 2 3 Adar 3 4 Adar 4 5 Adar 5 6 Adar 6 7 Adar 7 8 Erev Purim Purim Tetzaveh Fast of Esther

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Adar 8 9 Adar 9 10 Adar 10 11 Adar 11 12 Adar 12 13 Adar 13 14 Adar 14 15 Shushan Purim Ki Tisa

28 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adar 15 16 Adar 16 17 Adar 17 18 Adar 18 19 Adar 19 20 Adar 20 21 Adar 21 22 JANUARY 2021 MARCH 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lion and Lamb Ministries 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 7 8 9 10 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 Adar 22 23 Adar 23 24 Adar 24 25 Adar 25 26 Hillel Calendar in Blue 31 March 2021 Adar – Nisan 5781 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Shushan Purim Ki Tisa

28 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adar 15 16 Adar 16 17 Adar 17 18 Adar 18 19 Adar 19 20 Adar 20 21 Adar 21 22 VaYakhel & Pekudei

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Adar 22 23 Adar 23 24 Adar 24 25 Adar 25 26 Adar 26 27 Adar 27 28 Adar 28 29 Daylight Savings Time VaYikra begins

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Adar 29 Nisan 1 Nisan 1 2 Nisan 2 3 Nisan 3 4 Nisan 4 5 Nisan 5 6 Nisan 6 7 Fast of the Firstborn Tzav (begins at sundown) Erev Pesach(Passover Eve) Summer/Daylight Time begins (Israel)

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Nisan 7 8 Nisan 8 9 Nisan 9 10 Nisan 10 11 Nisan 11 12 Nisan 12 13 Nisan 13 14

Yom Pesach(Passover Day) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 1) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 2) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 3) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 4) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 5) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 6) HIGH SABBATH Pesach

28 29 30 31 1 2 3 Nisan 14 15 Nisan 15 16 Nisan 16 17 Nisan 17 18 Nisan 18 19 Nisan 19 20 Nisan 20 21 Matzot (Unleavened Bread 7) FEBRUARY 2021 APRIL 2021 Bikkurim(First Fruits) S M T W T F S S M T W T F S HIGH SABBATH 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lion and Lamb Ministries 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 4 5 6 7 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Nisan 21 Nisan 22 Nisan 23 Nisan 24 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 L’Omer 22 2 L’Omer 23 3 L’Omer 24 4 L’Omer 25 Hillel Calendar in Blue April 2021 Nisan – Iyar 5781 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Yom Pesach(Passover Day) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 1) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 2) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 3) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 4) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 5) Matzot (Unleavened Bread 6) HIGH SABBATH Pesach Shabbat

28 29 30 31 1 2 3 Nisan 14 15 Nisan 15 16 Nisan 16 17 Nisan 17 18 Nisan 18 19 Nisan 19 20 Nisan 20 21 Matzot (Unleavened Bread 7) Holocaust Memorial Day Shemini (Yom Hashoah) (Israel) Bikkurim(First Fruits) HIGH SABBATH

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Nisan 21 Nisan 22 Nisan 23 Nisan 24 Nisan 25 Nisan 26 Nisan 27 1 L’Omer 22 2 L’Omer 23 3 L’Omer 24 4 L’Omer 25 5 L’Omer 26 6 L’Omer 27 7 L’Omer 28 Memorial Day (Yom Hazikaron) Independence Day Tazria & Metzora (Israel) (Yom Ha’Atzmaut) (Israel)

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Nisan 28 Nisan 29 Nisan 30 Iyar 1 Iyar 2 Iyar 3 Iyar 4 8 L’Omer 29 9 L’Omer 30 10 L’Omer Iyar 1 11 L’Omer 2 12 L’Omer 3 13 L’Omer 4 14 L’Omer 5 Acharei Mot & Kedoshim

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Iyar 5 Iyar 6 Iyar 7 Iyar 8 Iyar 9 Iyar 10 Iyar 11 15 L’Omer 6 16 L’Omer 7 17 L’Omer 8 18 L’Omer 9 19 L’Omer 10 20 L’Omer 11 21 L’Omer 12 Emor

25 26 27 28 29 30 1 Iyar 12 Iyar 13 Iyar 14 Iyar 15 Iyar 16 Iyar 17 Iyar 18 22 L’Omer 13 23 L’Omer 14 24 L’Omer 15 25 L’Omer 16 26 L’Omer 17 27 L’Omer 18 28 L’Omer 19 MARCH 2021 MAY 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lion and Lamb Ministries 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 3 4 5 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Iyar 19 Iyar 20 Iyar 21 Iyar 22 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 L’Omer 20 30 L’Omer 21 31 L’Omer 22 32 L’Omer 23 Hillel Calendar in Blue 30 31 May 2021 Iyar – Sivan 5781 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Emor

25 26 27 28 29 30 1 Iyar 12 Iyar 13 Iyar 14 Iyar 15 Iyar 16 Iyar 17 Iyar 18 22 L’Omer 13 23 L’Omer 14 24 L’Omer 15 25 L’Omer 16 26 L’Omer 17 27 L’Omer 18 28 L’Omer 19 Behar & Bechukotai

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Iyar 19 Iyar 20 Iyar 21 Iyar 22 Iyar 23 Iyar 24 Iyar 25 29 L’Omer 20 30 L’Omer 21 31 L’Omer 22 32 L’Omer 23 33 L’Omer 24 34 L’Omer 25 35 L’Omer 26 Mother’s Day Jerusalem Day Bemidbar (Yom Yerushalayim) (Israel)

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Iyar 26 Iyar 27 Iyar 28 Iyar 29 Iyar 30 Sivan 1 Sivan 2 36 L’Omer 27 37 L’Omer 28 38 L’Omer 29 39 L’Omer Sivan 1 40 L’Omer Sivan 2 41 L’Omer 3 42 L’Omer 4 Naso

Erev Shavuot (Weeks Eve)

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Sivan 3 Sivan 4 Sivan 5 Sivan 6 Sivan 7 Sivan 8 Sivan 9 43 L’Omer 5 44 L’Omer 6 45 L’Omer 7 46 L’Omer 8 47 L’Omer 9 48 L’Omer 10 49 L’Omer 11 Shavuot (Weeks) Memorial Day Beha’alotcha HIGH SABBATH

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sivan 10 12 Sivan 11 13 Sivan 12 14 Sivan 13 15 Sivan 14 16 Sivan 15 17 Sivan 16 18 APRIL 2021 JUNE 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Lion and Lamb Ministries 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 30 31 1 2 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 Sivan 17 19 Sivan 18 20 Sivan 19 21 Sivan 20 22 Hillel Calendar in Blue June 2021 Sivan – Tamuz 5781 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Shelach L’cha

30 31 1 2 3 4 5 Sivan 17 19 Sivan 18 20 Sivan 19 21 Sivan 20 22 Sivan 21 23 Sivan 22 24 Sivan 23 25 Korach

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sivan 24 26 Sivan 25 27 Sivan 26 28 Sivan 27 29 Sivan 28 30 Sivan 29 Tamuz 1 Tamuz 1 2 Chukat

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Tamuz 2 3 Tamuz 3 4 Tamuz 4 5 Tamuz 5 6 Tamuz 6 7 Tamuz 7 8 Tamuz 8 9 Father’s Day Balak

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Tamuz 9 10 Tamuz 10 11 Tamuz 11 12 Tamuz 12 13 Tamuz 13 14 Tamuz 14 15 Tamuz 15 16 Fast of Tamuz 17 Pinchas

27 28 29 30 1 2 3 Tamuz 16 17 Tamuz 17 18 Tamuz 18 19 Tamuz 19 20 Tamuz 20 21 Tamuz 21 22 Tamuz 22 23 MAY 2021 JULY 2021 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lion and Lamb Ministries 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 4 5 6 7 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Tamuz 23 24 Tamuz 24 25 Tamuz 25 26 Tamuz 26 27 Hillel Calendar in Blue 30 31 July 2021 Tamuz – Av 5781 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Pinchas

27 28 29 30 1 2 3 Tamuz 16 17 Tamuz 17 18 Tamuz 18 19 Tamuz 19 20 Tamuz 20 21 Tamuz 21 22 Tamuz 22 23 Independence Day Matot & Massei

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tamuz 23 24 Tamuz 24 25 Tamuz 25 26 Tamuz 26 27 Tamuz 27 28 Tamuz 28 29 Tamuz 29 Av 1 Devarim

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Tamuz 30 Av 2 Av 1 3 Av 2 4 Av 3 5 Av 4 6 Av 5 7 Av 6 8 Tisha B’Av(Fast of Av 9) Va’Etchanan

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Av 7 9 Av 8 10 Av 9 11 Av 10 12 Av 11 13 Av 12 14 Av 13 15 Ekev

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Av 14 16 Av 15 17 Av 16 18 Av 17 19 Av 18 20 Av 19 21 Av 20 22 JUNE 2021 AUGUST 2021 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Lion and Lamb Ministries 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 Av 21 23 Av 22 24 Av 23 25 Av 24 26 Hillel Calendar in Blue August 2021 Av – Elul 5781 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Re’eh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Av 21 23 Av 22 24 Av 23 25 Av 24 26 Av 25 27 Av 26 28 Av 27 29 Shoftim

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Av 28 30 Av 29 Elul 1 Elul 1 2 Elul 2 3 Elul 3 4 Elul 4 5 Elul 5 6 Ki Tetse

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Elul 6 7 Elul 7 8 Elul 8 9 Elul 9 10 Elul 10 11 Elul 11 12 Elul 12 13 Ki Tavo

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Elul 13 14 Elul 14 15 Elul 15 16 Elul 16 17 Elul 17 18 Elul 18 19 Elul 19 20 Nitsavim & VaYelech

29 30 31 1 2 3 4 Elul 20 21 Elul 21 22 Elul 22 23 Elul 23 24 Elul 24 25 Elul 25 26 Elul 26 27 Labor Day Erev Yom Teruah JULY 2021 SEPTEMBER 2021 (Trumpets Eve) Erev Rosh Hashana S M T W T F S S M T W T F S (New Year’s Eve) 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Lion and Lamb Ministries 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 5 6 7 8 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 Elul 27 28 Elul 28 29 Elul 29 Tishrei 1 Elul 30 Tishrei 2 Hillel Calendar in Blue September 2021 Elul 5781 – Tishrei 5782 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Nitsavim & VaYelech

29 30 31 1 2 3 4 Elul 20 21 Elul 21 22 Elul 22 23 Elul 23 24 Elul 24 25 Elul 25 26 Elul 26 27 Labor Day Erev Yom Teruah Yom Teruah (Trumpets) Ha’azinu (Trumpets Eve) Rosh Hashana(New Years) Erev Rosh Hashana (New Year’s Eve) HIGH SABBATH

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Elul 27 28 Elul 28 29 Elul 29 Tishrei 1 Elul 30 Tishrei 2 Tishrei 1 3 Tishrei 2 4 Tishrei 3 5 Erev Yom Kippur Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement Eve) (Day of Atonement)

HIGH SABBATH

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Tishrei 4 6 Tishrei 5 7 Tishrei 6 8 Tishrei 7 9 Tishrei 8 10 Tishrei 9 11 Tishrei 10 12

Erev Sukkot Sukkot (Tabernacles 1) Sukkot (Tabernacles 2) Sukkot (Tabernacles 3) (Tabernacles Eve) HIGH SABBATH Sukkot Shabbat

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Tishrei 11 13 Tishrei 12 14 Tishrei 13 15 Tishrei 14 16 Tishrei 15 17 Tishrei 16 18 Tishrei 17 19 Sukkot (Tabernacles 4) Sukkot (Tabernacles 5) Sukkot (Tabernacles 6) Sukkot (Tabernacles 7) Sukkot (Tabernacles 8) Simchat Torah B’reisheet Hoshanah Rabbah Shemini Atzeret HIGH SABBATH

26 27 28 29 30 1 2 Tishrei 18 20 Tishrei 19 21 Tishrei 20 22 Tishrei 21 23 Tishrei 22 24 Tishrei 23 25 Tishrei 24 26 AUGUST 2021 OCTOBER 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Lion and Lamb Ministries 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 3 4 5 6 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Tishrei 25 27 Tishrei 26 28 Tishrei 27 29 Tishrei 28 30 Hillel Calendar in Blue 31 October 2021 Tishrei – Cheshvan 5782 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Tabernacles(Sukkot 4) Tabernacles(Sukkot 5) Tabernacles(Sukkot 6) Tabernacles(Sukkot 7) Tabernacles(Sukkot 8) Simchat Torah B’reisheet Hoshanah Rabbah Shemini Atzeret HIGH SABBATH

26 27 28 29 30 1 2 Tishrei 18 20 Tishrei 19 21 Tishrei 20 22 Tishrei 21 23 Tishrei 22 24 Tishrei 23 25 Tishrei 24 26 Noach

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tishrei 25 27 Tishrei 26 28 Tishrei 27 29 Tishrei 28 30 Tishrei 29 Cheshvan 1 Cheshvan 1 2 Cheshvan 2 3 Columbus Day Lech Lecha

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Cheshvan 3 4 Cheshvan 4 5 Cheshvan 5 6 Cheshvan 6 7 Cheshvan 7 8 Cheshvan 8 9 Cheshvan 9 10 VaYera

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Cheshvan 10 11 Cheshvan 11 12 Cheshvan 12 13 Cheshvan 13 14 Cheshvan 14 15 Cheshvan 15 16 Cheshvan 16 17 Chayei Sarah

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Cheshvan 17 18 Cheshvan 18 19 Cheshvan 19 20 Cheshvan 20 21 Cheshvan 21 22 Cheshvan 22 23 Cheshvan 23 24 Summer/Daylight Time Ends (Israel) SEPTEMBER 2021 NOVEMBER 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lion and Lamb Ministries 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 31 1 2 3 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 Cheshvan 24 25 Cheshvan 25 26 Cheshvan 26 27 Cheshvan 27 28 Hillel Calendar in Blue November 2021 Cheshvan – Kislev 5782 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Summer/Daylight Time Ends Toldot (Israel)

31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cheshvan 24 25 Cheshvan 25 26 Cheshvan 26 27 Cheshvan 27 28 Cheshvan 28 29 Cheshvan 29 Kislev 1 Cheshvan 30 Kislev 2 Daylight Savings Time Ends Veterans Day VaYetze

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Kislev 1 3 Kislev 2 4 Kislev 3 5 Kislev 4 6 Kislev 5 7 Kislev 6 8 Kislev 7 9 VaYishlach

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Kislev 8 10 Kislev 9 11 Kislev 10 12 Kislev 11 13 Kislev 12 14 Kislev 13 15 Kislev 14 16 Thanksgiving Day VaYeshev

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Kislev 15 17 Kislev 16 18 Kislev 17 19 Kislev 18 20 Kislev 19 21 Kislev 20 22 Kislev 21 23 Erev Hanukkah Hanukkah (Dedication 1) Hanukkah (Dedication 2) Hanukkah (Dedication 3) Hanukkah (Dedication 4) Hanukkah (Dedication 5) Miketz (Dedication Eve) Hanukkah (Dedication 6)

28 29 30 1 2 3 4 Kislev 22 24 Kislev 23 25 Kislev 24 26 Kislev 25 27 Kislev 26 28 Kislev 27 29 Kislev 28 30 Hanukkah (Dedication 7) Hanukkah (Dedication 8) OCTOBER 2021 DECEMBER 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Lion and Lamb Ministries 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 5 6 7 8 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 Kislev 29 Tevet 1 Tevet 1 2 Tevet 2 3 Tevet 3 4 Hillel Calendar in Blue 31 December 2021 Kislev – Tevet 5782 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Erev Hanukkah Hanukkah (Dedication 1) Hanukkah (Dedication 2) Hanukkah (Dedication 3) Hanukkah (Dedication 4) Hanukkah (Dedication 5) Miketz (Dedication Eve) Hanukkah (Dedication 6)

28 29 30 1 2 3 4 Kislev 22 24 Kislev 23 25 Kislev 24 26 Kislev 25 27 Kislev 26 28 Kislev 27 29 Kislev 28 30 Hanukkah (Dedication 7) Hanukkah (Dedication 8) VaYigash

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Kislev 29 Tevet 1 Tevet 1 2 Tevet 2 3 Tevet 3 4 Tevet 4 5 Tevet 5 6 Tevet 6 7 Fast of Tevet 10 VaYechi

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Tevet 7 8 Tevet 8 9 Tevet 9 10 Tevet 10 11 Tevet 11 12 Tevet 12 13 Tevet 13 14 Shemot

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Tevet 14 15 Tevet 15 16 Tevet 16 17 Tevet 17 18 Tevet 18 19 Tevet 19 20 Tevet 20 21 New Years Eve Va’era New Years

26 27 28 29 30 31 1 Tevet 21 22 Tevet 22 23 Tevet 23 24 Tevet 24 25 Tevet 25 26 Tevet 26 27 Tevet 27 28 NOVEMBER 2021 JANUARY 2022 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lion and Lamb Ministries 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2 3 4 5 Hillel Calendar in Blue 30 31