The Caves at Qumran by the Dead Sea, the Mount of Olives Where the Dead Sea Scrolls Were Found

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Look upon Zion, the city of our feasts; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode, a tabernacle that will not be moved — Isaiah 33:20

PANORAMA OF JERUSALEM FROM THE CAVES AT QUMRAN BY THE DEAD SEA, THE MOUNT OF OLIVES WHERE THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS WERE FOUND

The voice of the LORD is over the waters; Here I am, it is a written about me in the scroll, the God of glory thunders, I have come to do your will, O God. ONE OF THE MANY WATERFALLS IN THE HERMON STREAM the LORD thunders over the mighty waters. IN THE BANIAS, NEAR MOUNT HERMON — Hebrews 10:7, Psalm 40:7 — Psalm 29:3

SEPTEMBER  5772 ELUL kukt / 5773 TISHREI hra, OCTOBER  5773 TISHREI hra, / CHESHVAN iuaj NOVEMBER  5773 CHESHVAN iuaj / KISLEV ukxf

SUNDAY / RISHON MONDAY / SHENI TUESDAY / SHLISHI WEDNESDAY / REVI’I THURSDAY / CHAMISHI FRIDAY / SHISHI SHABBAT SUNDAY / RISHON MONDAY / SHENI TUESDAY / SHLISHI WEDNESDAY / REVI’I THURSDAY / CHAMISHI FRIDAY / SHISHI SHABBAT SUNDAY / RISHON MONDAY / SHENI TUESDAY / SHLISHI WEDNESDAY / REVI’I THURSDAY / CHAMISHI FRIDAY / SHISHI SHABBAT

26 ELUL 8 27 ELUL 9 28 ELUL 10 29 ELUL 11 30 ELUL 12 31 ELUL 13 1 ELUL 14 30 TISHREI 14 1 TISHREI 15 2 TISHREI 16 3 TISHREI 17 4 TISHREI 18 5 TISHREI 19 6 TISHREI 20 28 CHESHVAN 12 29 CHESHVAN 13 30 CHESHVAN 14 31 CHESHVAN 15 1 CHESHVAN 16 2 CHESHVAN 17 3 CHESHVAN 18

DAY 9 OF REPENTANCE DAY 10 OF REPENTANCE DAY 11 OF REPENTANCE DAY 12 OF REPENTANCE DAY 13 OF REPENTANCE DAY 14 OF REPENTANCE KI TETZE EREV SUKKOT SUKKOT SUKKOT) SUKKOT SUKKOT SUKKOT SUKKOT Jeroboam makes an imitation festival VAYERA (Eve of the Festival of Tabernacles) (1 Kings 12:32–33), Death of Mattathias “When you go” (Tabernacles) DAY 1 (Tabernacles) DAY 2 (Tabernacles) DAY 3 (Tabernacles) DAY 4 (Tabernacles) DAY 5 (Tabernacles) DAY 6 (traditional; 1 Maccabees 2:70) “And appeared” DAY 15 OF REPENTANCE CHOL HAMO’ED CHOL HAMO’ED CHOL HAMO’ED CHOL HAMO’ED (Intermediary Festival Day) (Intermediary Festival Day) (Intermediary Festival Day) (Intermediary Festival Day) Messiah begins to teach at Sukkot in the Temple (possible date; Jn. 7:14)

2 ELUL 15 3 ELUL 16 4 ELUL 17 5 ELUL 18 6 ELUL 19 7 ELUL 20 8 ELUL 21 7 TISHREI 21 8 TISHREI 22 9 TISHREI 23 10 TISHREI 24 11 TISHREI 25 12 TISHREI 26 13 TISHREI 27 4 CHESHVAN 19 5 CHESHVAN 20 6 CHESHVAN 21 7 CHESHVAN 22 8 CHESHVAN 23 9 CHESHVAN 24 10 CHESHVAN 25

DAY 16 OF REPENTANCE DAY 17 OF REPENTANCE DAY 18 OF REPENTANCE DAY 19 OF REPENTANCE DAY 20 OF REPENTANCE DAY 21 OF REPENTANCE KI TAVO SUKKOT SHIMINI ATZERET) SIMCHAT TORAH) Confession of sin in Israel (Neh. 9:1ff) B’REISHEET ELECTION DAY (US) Defiled stones removed from Temple CHAYEI SARAH (traditional; 1 Maccabees 4:43), Death LABOR DAY (US / CANADA) “When you come” (Tabernacles) DAY 7 (Eighth Day of Assembly) (Rejoicing of the Torah) “In the beginning” of Rabbi Daniel Zion (1979 CE) “Sarah’s life” HOSHANA RABBAH DAY 22 OF REPENTANCE COLUMBUS DAY (US) VEZOT HA’BRACHA Confession of sin in Israel (Neh. 9:1ff) (Great Hoshana) “And this is the blessing” Death of Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein (1908), King Solomon sends people home after Master’s “living water” (Jn. 7:37–39) 14-day celebration (2 Chr. 7:10) 9 ELUL 22 10 ELUL 23 11 ELUL 24 12 ELUL 25 13 ELUL 26 14 ELUL 27 15 ELUL 28 14 TISHREI 28 15 TISHREI 29 16 TISHREI 30 17 CHESHVAN 1 18 CHESHVAN 2 19 CHESHVAN 3 20 CHESHVAN 4 11 CHESHVAN 26 12 CHESHVAN 27 13 CHESHVAN 28 14 CHESHVAN 29 15 KISLEV 1 16 KISLEV 2 17 KISLEV 3

DAY 23 OF REPENTANCE DAY 24 OF REPENTANCE DAY 25 OF REPENTANCE DAY 26 OF REPENTANCE DAY 27 OF REPENTANCE DAY 28 OF REPENTANCE NITZAVIM ROSH CHODESH ROSH CHODESHV NOACH REMEMBRANCE DAY (CANADA) VETERANS DAY (US) ROSH CHODESH Zechariah receives prophecy about TOLDOT (New Moon) DAY 1 (New Moon) DAY 2 (New Moon) “true” fasts (Zec. 7:1–14) Israel resumes building the Second First day of creation (traditional; Gen. “Standing” “Noah” “Generations” Temple (Hag. 1:14–15) 1:1–5), Walls of Jerusalem rebuilt DAY 29 OF REPENTANCE Winter begins (traditional; b.Bava (Neh. 6:15) Metzia 106b)

16 ELUL 29 17 TISHREI 1 18 TISHREI 2 19 TISHREI 3 20 TISHREI 4 21 TISHREI 5 22 TISHREI 6 21 CHESHVAN 5 22 CHESHVAN 6 23 CHESHVAN 7 24 CHESHVAN 8 25 CHESHVAN 9 26 CHESHVAN 10 27 CHESHVAN 11 18 KISLEV 4 19 KISLEV 5 20 KISLEV 6 21 KISLEV 7 22 KISLEV 8 23 KISLEV 9 24 KISLEV 10

EREV ROSH HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH) TZOM GEDALIAH DAYS OF AWE DAYS OF AWE VAYELECH Last pilgrims arrive home from Sukkot LECH LECHA THANKSGIVING (US) VAYETZE (Eve of the Festival of Trumpets) (Fast of Gedaliah) in Jerusalem (traditional), In Israel (Festival of Trumpets) DAY 1 (Festival of Trumpets) DAY 2 DAY 34 OF REPENTANCE DAY 35 OF REPENTANCE “And he went” prayers for rain are now inserted in the “Go out” “And he went out” DAY 30 OF REPENTANCE DAYS OF AWE DAY 31 OF REPENTANCE DAYS OF AWE SHABBAT SHUVAH liturgy (traditional) Death of Methuselah (traditional; DAY 33 OF REPENTANCE Gen. 5:27), Death of Rachel (traditional; Daily offerings resume (Ezra 3:6), DAY 32 OF REPENTANCE (Sabbath of Return) Gen. 35:19) Binding of Isaac (traditional; Gen. Assassination of Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:25), Heads of households studied Torah DAYS OF AWE 22:4–9) Fast of the seventh month (Zec. 8:19) (Neh. 8:13) DAY 36 OF REPENTANCE 23 TISHREI 7 24 TISHREI 8 25 TISHREI 9 26 TISHREI 10 27 TISHREI 11 28 TISHREI 12 29 TISHREI 13 28 CHESHVAN 12 29 CHESHVAN 13 30 CHESHVAN 14 31 CHESHVAN 15 1 CHESHVAN 16 2 CHESHVAN 17 3 CHESHVAN 18 25 KISLEV 11 26 KISLEV 12 27 KISLEV 13 28 KISLEV 14 29 KISLEV 15 30 KISLEV 16 1 KISLEV 17

DAYS OF AWE DAYS OF AWE EREV YOM KIPPUR YOM KIPPUR HA’AZINU Jeroboam makes an imitation festival VAYERA Birth of Reuben (traditional; VAYISHLACH DAY 37 OF REPENTANCE (Eve of the Day of Atonement) (1 Kings 12:32–33), Death of Mattathias Gen. 29:32) DAY 38 OF REPENTANCE (Day of Atonement) “Give ear” (traditional; 1 Maccabees 2:70) “And appeared” “And he went out” DAYS OF AWE TISHREI 14 First Temple 14-day dedication DAY 40 OF REPENTANCE 30 ceremony began (1 Kings 8:2ff) DAY 39 OF REPENTANCE Second set of tablets given (traditional; EREV SUKKOT Exo. 34:28–29), Beelzebub controversy/ (Eve of Tabernacles) sign of Jonah (possible date; Mt. 12:22)

) THE CUSTOM IN ORTHODOX JUDAISM IS TO DOUBLE ROSH HASHANAH BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL. ) THE CUSTOM IN ORTHODOX JUDAISM IS TO DOUBLE FESTIVAL DAYS OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL (SIMCHAT TORAH AND SHIMINI ATZERET ARE COMBINED INTO ONE DAY ON TISHREI 22 IN ISRAEL). VROSH CHODESH EXTENDS FOR TWO DAYS WHEN THE PREVIOUS MONTH HAS 30-DAYS.

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For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, Walk about Zion and go around her, count her towers, Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; a land with streams and pools of water, consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, let the people of Zion be glad in their King. with springs flowing in the valleys and hills. that you may tell of them to the next generation. — Psalm 149:2 — Deuteronomy 8:7 — Psalm 48:12–13

A COLORFUL SUNSET FROM A BEACH IN EILAT, WITH MOUNT SHLOMO IN THE BACKGROUND

THE FERTILE FIELDS IN THE JEZREEL VALLEY FROM MOUNT GILBOA A RARE VIEW OF THE TOWER OF DAVID IN THE LOWER GALILEE AND MOUNT TABOR (INSET) IN JERUSALEM SURROUNDED BY SNOW

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DECEMBER  5773 KISLEV ukxf / TEVET ,cy JANUARY  5773 TEVET ,cy / SHEVAT yca FEBRUARY  5773 SHEVAT yca / ADAR rst

25 KISLEV 11 26 KISLEV 12 27 KISLEV 13 28 KISLEV 14 29 KISLEV 15 30 KISLEV 16 1 KISLEV 17 30 TEVET 17 31 TEVET 18 1 TEVET 19 2 TEVET 20 3 TEVET 21 4 TEVET 22 5 TEVET 23 27 SHEVAT 16 28 SHEVAT 17 29 SHEVAT 18 30 SHEVAT 19 31 SHEVAT 20 1 SHEVAT 21 2 SHEVAT 22

Birth of Reuben (traditional; VAYISHLACH NEW YEAR’S EVE NEW YEAR’S DAY Birth of Simeon (traditional; Gen. 29:33) SHEMOT Birth of Asher (traditional; Gen. 30:12–13) YITRO Gen. 29:32) “And he went out” “Names” “Jethro”

2 KISLEV 18 3 KISLEV 19 4 KISLEV 20 5 KISLEV 21 6 KISLEV 22 7 KISLEV 23 8 KISLEV 24 6 TEVET 24 7 TEVET 25 8 TEVET 26 9 TEVET 27 10 TEVET 28 11 TEVET 29 12 SHEVAT 1 3 SHEVAT 23 4 SHEVAT 24 5 SHEVAT 25 6 SHEVAT 26 7 SHEVAT 27 8 SHEVAT 28 9 SHEVAT 29

Ezra addresses the people (Ezra 10:9–15) VAYESHEV Death of Simeon (traditional; Exo. 1:6) End of winter (traditional; b.Bava VA’ERA War against tribe of Benjamin Zechariah sees vision of rider among Yeshua and the Half-Shekel Tax Story MISHPATIM Metzia 106b) (traditional; Jdg. 19–20) myrtle trees (Zec. 1:7–8) (possible date; Mt. 17:24–27) “And he dwelt” “And I appeared” “Judgments” EREV CHANUKKAH 1 Candle ROSH CHODESH SHABBAT SHEKALIM (Eve of Festival of Dedication) (New Moon) (Sabbath of Shekels) Haggai receives prophecy for Israel and Moses completes writing Torah Zerubbabel (Hag. 2:10, 20) (traditional)

9 KISLEV 25 10 KISLEV 26 11 KISLEV 27 12 KISLEV 28 13 KISLEV 29 14 TEVET 1 15 TEVET 2 13 SHEVAT 2 14 SHEVAT 3 15 SHEVAT 4 16 SHEVAT 5 17 SHEVAT 6 18 SHEVAT 7 19 SHEVAT 8 10 SHEVAT 30 11 ADAR 1 12 ADAR 2 13 ADAR 3 14 ADAR 4 15 ADAR 5 16 ADAR 6

CHANUKKAH 2 Candles CHANUKKAH 3 Candles CHANUKKAH 4 Candles CHANUKKAH 5 Candles CHANUKKAH 6 Candles CHANUKKAH 7 Candles MIKETZ BO ROSH CHODESH ROSH CHODESHV Second Temple completed (Ezra 6:15) Moses leads Israel for the Last Day TERUMAH (traditional; Deut. 34) (Festival of Dedication) DAY 1 (Festival of Dedication) DAY 2 (Festival of Dedication) DAY 3 (Festival of Dedication) DAY 4 (Festival of Dedication) DAY 5 (Festival of Dedication) DAY 6 “At the end” “Come” (New Moon) DAY 1 (New Moon) DAY 2 “Heave offering” ROSH CHODESH Maccabees liberate Temple (1 Macc. 4), CHANUKKAH 8 Candles Ninth plague: darkness (traditional; The Master is in the Temple (possible (New Moon) (Festival of Dedication) DAY 7 Exo. 10:21–23) date; Jn. 10:22) Ezra investigates foreign wives among Israel (Ezra 10:16), Esther crowned queen (Est. 2:16–17) 16 TEVET 3 17 TEVET 4 18 TEVET 5 19 TEVET 6 20 TEVET 7 21 TEVET 8 22 TEVET 9 20 SHEVAT 9 21 SHEVAT 10 22 SHEVAT 11 23 SHEVAT 12 24 SHEVAT 13 25 SHEVAT 14 26 SHEVAT 15 17 ADAR 7 18 ADAR 8 19 ADAR 9 20 ADAR 10 21 ADAR 11 22 ADAR 12 23 ADAR 13

CHANUKKAH Completion of Septuagint (traditional; VAYIGASH MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY (US) BESHALACH Birth of Moses (traditional; Exo. 2:1–2), PRESIDENTS DAY (US) TA’ANIT ESTHER Dedication of Herod’s renovated TETZAVEH 246 BCE) Death of Moses (traditional; Deut. 34:5–6) Temple (traditional; 11 BCE) (Festival of Dedication) DAY 8 “And came near” “When he sent” (Fast of Esther) “You shall command” Death of Simon Peter (Rabbinic tradition), TU BISHVAT SHABBAT ZACHOR Death of Ezra (traditional; 313 BCE) (New Year of the Trees) (Sabbath of Remembrance) EREV PURIM

23 TEVET 10 24 TEVET 11 25 TEVET 12 26 TEVET 13 27 TEVET 14 28 TEVET 15 29 TEVET 16 27 SHEVAT 16 28 SHEVAT 17 29 SHEVAT 18 30 SHEVAT 19 31 SHEVAT 20 1 SHEVAT 21 2 SHEVAT 22 24 ADAR 14 25 ADAR 15 26 ADAR 16 27 ADAR 17 28 ADAR 18 1 ADAR 19 2 ADAR 20

ASARAH BE’TEVET CHRISTIAN OBSERVANCE: BOXING DAY (CANADA) VAYECHI Birth of Asher (traditional; Gen. 30:12–13) YITRO PURIM SHUSHAN PURIM Purim celebrated in Jerusalem KI TISA (Fast of Tevet) BIRTH OF MESSIAH (Festival of Lots) (Susa Festival of Lots) (3rd Day of Purim), Rebuilding of “And he lived” “Jethro” Jerusalem’s wall begun by Agrippa I “When you take” ADAR 13: Haman’s plan put into action Jews in Susa feast and rejoice for (traditional; 41 CE) SHABBAT PARAH TEVET 17 TEVET 18 (Est. 3:13), Jews given right to avenge victory over enemies (Est. 9:18), 30 31 (Red Heifer Sabbath) themselves against enemies (Est. 8:12–13) Ezekiel laments over the Nations (Eze. 32:17) NEW YEAR’S EVE Jews feast and rejoice for victory over enemies (Est. 9:17)

VROSH CHODESH EXTENDS FOR TWO DAYS WHEN THE PREVIOUS MONTH HAS 30-DAYS.

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It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling And he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a shofar, on the mountains of Zion. and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, For there the LORD commanded the blessing, from one end of heaven to the other. even life forevermore. — Matthew 24:31 — Psalm 133:3

THE WESTERN WALL (KOTEL HAMA’ARAVI) IN THE OLD CITY, JERUSALEM

THE SPRING MIGRATION OF CRANES THROUGH THE HULA VALLEY A DRAMATIC VIEW OF VADI PERES IN THE SOUTHERN NEGEV (BELOW), BELOW MOUNT HERMON, JUST SOUTH OF KIRYAT SHMONA (INSET) AND TIMNA PARK (INSET)

I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there. — 1 Kings 9:3

MARCH  5773 ADAR rst / NISAN ixhb APRIL  5773 NISAN ixhb / IYYAR rhht MAY  5773 IYYAR rhht / SIVAN iuhx

24 ADAR 14 25 ADAR 15 26 ADAR 16 27 ADAR 17 28 ADAR 18 1 ADAR 19 2 ADAR 20 31 NISAN 20 1 NISAN 21 2 NISAN 22 3 NISAN 23 4 NISAN 24 5 NISAN 25 6 NISAN 26 28 IYYAR 18 29 IYYAR 19 30 IYYAR 20 1 IYYAR 21 2 IYYAR 22 3 IYYAR 23 4 IYYAR 24

PURIM SHUSHAN PURIM Purim celebrated in Jerusalem KI TISA PESACH PESACH PESACH) DAY 8 OF THE OMER DAY 9 OF THE OMER DAY 10 OF THE OMER SH’MINI LAG BA’OMER DAY 34 OF THE OMER DAY 35 OF THE OMER DAY 36 OF THE OMER DAY 37 OF THE OMER DAY 38 OF THE OMER BEHAR / BECHUKOTAI (Festival of Lots) (Susa Festival of Lots) (3rd Day of Purim), Rebuilding of (33rd Day in the Omer) Jerusalem’s wall begun by Agrippa I “When you take” (Passover) DAY 6 (Passover) DAY 7 (Passover) DAY 8 The Master appears again to disciples “Eighth” Israel left Sinai (Num. 10:11–13) Shabbat commanded (traditional; Water from the rock at Rephidim “On Mount Sinai / In my statutes” ADAR 13: and Thomas (possible date), Daniel DAY 33 OF THE OMER Exo. 16:23–29) (traditional; Exo. 17:1–7) Haman’s plan put into action Jews in Susa feast and rejoice for (traditional; 41 CE) SHABBAT PARAH CHOL HAMO’ED DAY 6 OF THE OMER DAY 7 OF THE OMER DAY 11 OF THE OMER DAY 39 OF THE OMER (Est. 3:13), Jews given right to avenge victory over enemies (Est. 9:18), prophecies about End of Days (Red Heifer Sabbath) (Intermediary Festival Day) Manna begins to fall (traditional; themselves against enemies (Est. 8:12–13) Ezekiel laments over the Nations Meal of Messiah (traditional), (Dan. 10:4ff) Death of Joshua (traditional; DAY 5 OF THE OMER Exo. 16:1–4) (Eze. 32:17) CHRISTIAN OBSERVANCE: Crossing of the Red Sea (traditional; Josh. 24:29) Jews feast and rejoice for victory over Exo. 14–15) enemies (Est. 9:17) YESHUA’S RESURRECTION 3 ADAR 21 4 ADAR 22 5 ADAR 23 6 ADAR 24 7 ADAR 25 8 ADAR 26 9 ADAR 27 7 NISAN 27 8 NISAN 28 9 NISAN 29 10 NISAN 30 11 IYYAR 1 12 IYYAR 2 13 IYYAR 3 5 IYYAR 25 6 IYYAR 26 7 IYYAR 27 8 IYYAR 28 9 IYYAR 29 10 SIVAN 1 11 SIVAN 2

Tabernacle assembled and seven day Jehoiachin brought out of prison VAYAK’HEL / PEKUDEI YOM HASHO’AH DAY 13 OF THE OMER DAY 14 OF THE OMER ROSH CHODESH ROSH CHODESHV DAY 17 OF THE OMER TAZRIA / METZORA DAY 40 OF THE OMER DAY 41 OF THE OMER DAY 42 OF THE OMER YOM YERUSHALAYIM DAY 44 OF THE OMER ROSH CHODESH BAMIDBAR ordination of Levitical priesthood (Jer. 52:31–34) (Holocaust Remembrance Day) (New Moon) DAY 1 (New Moon) DAY 2 (Jerusalem Day) (New Moon) begins (Lev. 8:33) “And assembled / Accounts” Walls of Jericho fall (traditional; Construction of First Temple began “Conceived / Leper” Ascension of the Master (possible date; “In the wilderness” DAY 12 OF THE OMER Josh. 6:20) DAY 15 OF THE OMER DAY 16 OF THE OMER (2 Chr. 3:1), Miracle of the 153 fish Acts 1:3, 9) DAY 43 OF THE OMER DAY 45 OF THE OMER SHABBAT HACHODESH DAY 18 OF THE OMER DAY 46 OF THE OMER (possible date; Jn. 21) Death of Samuel the Prophet Israelites arrive in the wilderness of (Sabbath of the New Month) Census in the wilderness (Num. 1:1), Yom HaMeyuchas "Day of Distinction" Second Temple construction began (traditional; 1 Sam. 25:1) Sinai (Exo. 19:1), Death of Korach and Jehoiachin released from prison (2 Kings (Exo. 19:4–6) (Ezra 3:8) followers (traditional: Num. 16:18–50) 25:27–30), Death of Zedekiah (Jer. 52:11)

10 ADAR 28 11 ADAR 29 12 NISAN 1 13 NISAN 2 14 NISAN 3 15 NISAN 4 16 NISAN 5 14 IYYAR 4 15 IYYAR 5 16 IYYAR 6 17 IYYAR 7 18 IYYAR 8 19 IYYAR 9 20 IYYAR 10 12 SIVAN 3 13 SIVAN 4 14 SIVAN 5 15 SIVAN 6 16 SIVAN 7 17 SIVAN 8 18 SIVAN 9

First Torah commandment given to ROSH CHODESH First Red Heifer made ready Levites ordained for Tabernacle VAYIKRA DAY 19 OF THE OMER YOM HAZIKARON YOM HA’ATZMA’UT DAY 22 OF THE OMER DAY 23 OF THE OMER DAY 24 OF THE OMER ACHAREI MOT / KEDOSHIM DAY 47 OF THE OMER DAY 48 OF THE OMER EREV SHAVU’OT SHAVU’OT SHAVU’OT) NASSO Israel (traditional; Exo. 12:1–2) (New Moon) (traditional; Num. 19:1–22) service (traditional; Num. 8:5–22) (Eve of Pentecost) “And he called” (Memorial Day) (Israel Independence Day) “After the death / Holy” MOTHER’S DAY (US) Moses writes first 68 chapters of Torah (Pentecost) DAY 1 (Pentecost) DAY 2 “Make an accounting” Set-up of Tabernacle completed DAY 20 OF THE OMER DAY 21 OF THE OMER (traditional; Exo. 24:4) DAY 49 OF THE OMER Two spies sent to Jericho (traditional; DAY 25 OF THE OMER Three days of Hagbalah “Boundaries” Torah is given at Sinai (Exo. 19:16–25), (Exo. 40:2, 17), Ezra starts journey Josh. 2:1) begins (Exo. 19:10–12) Israelites accept Torah (Exo. 24:7) Birth and death of King David from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:9), Death of Eli the High Priest (traditional; 1 Kings 2:10), Believers Consecration of the Second Temple (traditional; 1 Sam. 4:18) receive Holy Spirit (Acts 2) (2 Chr. 29:17)

17 NISAN 6 18 NISAN 7 19 NISAN 8 20 NISAN 9 21 NISAN 10 22 NISAN 11 23 NISAN 12 21 IYYAR 11 22 IYYAR 12 23 IYYAR 13 24 IYYAR 14 25 IYYAR 15 26 IYYAR 16 27 IYYAR 17 19 SIVAN 10 20 SIVAN 11 21 SIVAN 12 22 SIVAN 13 23 SIVAN 14 24 SIVAN 15 25 SIVAN 16

Passover lambs selected (Exo. 12:3) CHRISTIAN OBSERVANCE: TZAV DAY 26 OF THE OMER DAY 27 OF THE OMER DAY 28 OF THE OMER DAY 29 OF THE OMER DAY 30 OF THE OMER DAY 31 OF THE OMER EMOR Last “ fulfillment” day for Shavuot Moses ascends Mt. Sinai (traditional; Birth and death of Judah (traditional; BEHA’ALOTCHA YESHUA'S CRUCIFIXION pilgrimage offerings to be brought Exo. 24:15–18) Gen. 29:35, Exo. 1:6) “Command” Pesach Sheni (Second Passover, “Say” (traditional; Deut. 16:16) “When you set up” Num. 9:6–14), Hezekiah’s Passover Messiah enters Jerusalem, curses fig SHABBAT HAGADOL DAY 32 OF THE OMER tree, and cleanses Temple (Mt. 21:10–16) began (2 Chr. 30:1ff), Nicodemus and (The Great Sabbath) Joseph of Arimathea’s Passover Seder Messiah teaches in Temple and on Mount (Jn. 19:38ff, Num. 9:6ff) of Olives (Mt. 21:17–26:2)

24 NISAN 13 25 NISAN 14 26 NISAN 15 27 NISAN 16 28 NISAN 17 29 NISAN 18 30 NISAN 19 28 IYYAR 18 29 IYYAR 19 30 IYYAR 20 1 IYYAR 21 2 IYYAR 22 3 IYYAR 23 4 IYYAR 24 26 SIVAN 17 27 SIVAN 18 28 SIVAN 19 29 SIVAN 20 30 SIVAN 21 31 SIVAN 22 1 SIVAN 23

Leaven is removed from houses (Exo. 12:15) TA’ANIT BECHOROT PESACH PESACH) PESACH PESACH PESACH LAG BA’OMER DAY 34 OF THE OMER DAY 35 OF THE OMER DAY 36 OF THE OMER DAY 37 OF THE OMER DAY 38 OF THE OMER BEHAR / BECHUKOTAI MEMORIAL DAY (US) Miriam punished (traditional; SHELACH (Fast of the Firstborn) (33rd Day in the Omer) Num. 12) (Passover) DAY 1 (Passover) DAY 2 (Passover) DAY 3 (Passover) DAY 4 (Passover) DAY 5 Israel left Sinai (Num. 10:11–13) Shabbat commanded (traditional; Water from the rock at Rephidim “On Mount Sinai / In my statutes” “Send” NISAN 20 EREV PESACH DAY 33 OF THE OMER Exo. 16:23–29) (traditional; Exo. 17:1–7) 31 Barley sheaves harvested in evening DAY 1 OF THE OMER CHOL HAMO’ED CHOL HAMO’ED DAY 4 OF THE OMER DAY 39 OF THE OMER Mordecai drafts decree to all Jews of (Eve of Passover) (Lev. 23:10), Master resurrected in Medo-Persian Empire (Est. 8:9) Barley sheaves waved in Temple (Intermediary Festival Day) (Intermediary Festival Day) Manna begins to fall (traditional; PESACH (Passover) DAY 6 evening (Mt. 28:1), Israelites leave Master is executed on cross (Mt. 26:57– (Lev. 23:10–11), Master appears to Exo. 16:1–4) DAY 5 OF THE OMER Egypt (Exo. 12:28–51) DAY 2 OF THE OMER DAY 3 OF THE OMER 27:61), Passover lambs slaughtered in the disciples (Lk. 24) CHRISTIAN OBSERVANCE: afternoon (Exo. 12:6, Deut. 16:6) YESHUA’S RESURRECTION ) THE CUSTOM IN ORTHODOX JUDAISM IS TO DOUBLE FESTIVAL DAYS OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL. ) THE CUSTOM IN ORTHODOX JUDAISM IS TO DOUBLE ROSH HASHANAH BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL. ) THE CUSTOM IN ORTHODOX JUDAISM IS TO DOUBLE FESTIVAL DAYS OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL. VROSH CHODESH EXTENDS FOR TWO DAYS WHEN THE PREVIOUS MONTH HAS 30-DAYS. 10 11 12

Ittis iss a landn foror whih chc the LORD your GodG cares;are When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh. Swarms of living creatures will live ththehee eeyes eyeye of thee LORD yoyourourr GodGo aree alwayys ono it, wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there ffromom thethth beginginninginningn evvenn too the end of th e year.ye and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live. — Ezekiel 47:8–9 — DeuteronomyDeuterDeuteroner 11:12:12

ONE OF THE MANY NARROW ALLEYS IN THE JEWISH QUARTER OF THE OLD CITY, JERUSALEM

Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together. PANORAMA OF THE KIDRON VALLEY AND THE EASTERN SALT FORMATIONS ADORN THE STONES ON THE DEAD SEA WALL OF THE TEMPLE MOUNT IN JERUSALEM COAST WITH MOUNT NEBO IN THE BACKGROUND — Psalm 122:2–3

JUNE  5773 SIVAN iuhx / TAMMUZ zun, JULY  5773 TAMMUZ zun, / AV ct AUGUST  5773 AV ct / ELUL kukt

26 SIVAN 17 27 SIVAN 18 28 SIVAN 19 29 SIVAN 20 30 SIVAN 21 31 SIVAN 22 1 SIVAN 23 30 TAMMUZ 22 1 TAMMUZ 23 2 TAMMUZ 24 3 TAMMUZ 25 4 TAMMUZ 26 5 TAMMUZ 27 6 TAMMUZ 28 28 AV 21 29 AV 22 30 AV 23 31 AV 24 1 AV 25 2 AV 26 3 AV 27

MEMORIAL DAY (US) Miriam punished (traditional; SHELACH CANADA DAY (CANADA) INDEPENDENCE DAY (US) MATTOT / MASSEI Hasmonean holiday (c 100 BCE, RE’EH Num. 12) 2 Maccabees 11:21) “Send” “Tribes / Journeys” “Behold” Mordecai drafts decree to all Jews of Medo-Persian Empire (Est. 8:9)

2 SIVAN 24 3 SIVAN 25 4 SIVAN 26 5 SIVAN 27 6 SIVAN 28 7 SIVAN 29 8 SIVAN 30 7 TAMMUZ 29 8 AV 1 9 AV 2 10 AV 3 11 AV 4 12 AV 5 13 AV 6 4 AV 28 5 AV 29 6 AV 30 7 ELUL 1 8 ELUL 2 9 ELUL 3 10 ELUL 4

Twelve spies sent to Canaan KORACH Death of Paul of Tarsus (Book of the ROSH CHODESH DEVARIM ROSH CHODESH ROSH CHODESHV DAY 3 OF REPENTANCE DAY 4 OF REPENTANCE SHOFTIM (traditional; Num. 13:3) Bee, 48) “Korah” (New Moon) “Words” (New Moon) DAY 1 (New Moon) DAY 2 “Judges” ROSH CHODESH Death of Aaron (Num. 33:38), Death of SHABBAT CHAZON DAY 1 OF REPENTANCE DAY 2 OF REPENTANCE DAY 5 OF REPENTANCE Paul Philip Levertoff (1954 CE), Ezra (New Moon) DAY 1 (Shabbat of Prophecy) Moses chisels out new stone tablets Moses ascends Sinai for second time and his followers arrive in Israel (Ezra (traditional; Exo. 34:4) (traditional; Exo. 33:18–34:28), Possible 7:1–9), Nine days begin beginning of Yeshua’s 40-day fast in the wilderness (Mt. 4:1; Mk. 1:12; Lk. 4:1) 9 TAMMUZ 1 10 TAMMUZ 2 11 TAMMUZ 3 12 TAMMUZ 4 13 TAMMUZ 5 14 TAMMUZ 6 15 TAMMUZ 7 14 AV 7 15 AV 8 16 AV 9 17 AV 10 18 AV 11 19 AV 12 20 AV 13 11 ELUL 5 12 ELUL 6 13 ELUL 7 14 ELUL 8 15 ELUL 9 16 ELUL 10 17 ELUL 11

ROSH CHODESHV Sun stands still for Joshua (traditional; CHUKAT Babylonian siege of First Temple begins EREV TISHA BE’AV TISHA BE’AV Nebuzaradan sets fire to the First VA’ETCHANAN DAY 6 OF REPENTANCE DAY 7 OF REPENTANCE DAY 8 OF REPENTANCE DAY 9 OF REPENTANCE DAY 10 OF REPENTANCE DAY 11 OF REPENTANCE KI TETZE (New Moon) DAY 2 Josh. 10:11–14) (2 Kings 25:8) (Eve of the Ninth of Av) (Ninth of Av) Temple (Jer. 52:12f), Second Temple “Statute” continues to burn (traditional; 69 CE), “And I besought” Ten spies who gave evil report die “When you go” (traditional; Num. 14) Birth and death of Joseph (traditional; Spies return from scouting out the land Exodus generation condemned to die Three Weeks of mourning “between the SHABBAT NACHAMU DAY 12 OF REPENTANCE Gen. 30:23–24, 50:26) (traditional; Num. 13:25–33), Civil in wilderness (traditional; Num. 14), straits” and Nine Days of heightened (Sabbath of Consolation) War in Jerusalem (traditional; 67 CE) First and Second Temple destroyed mourning end (2 Kings 25:8–9; 69 CE), Fast of the fifth month (Zec. 8:19)

16 TAMMUZ 8 17 TAMMUZ 9 18 TAMMUZ 10 19 TAMMUZ 11 20 TAMMUZ 12 21 TAMMUZ 13 22 TAMMUZ 14 21 AV 14 22 AV 15 23 AV 16 24 AV 17 25 AV 18 26 AV 19 27 AV 20 18 ELUL 12 19 ELUL 13 20 ELUL 14 21 ELUL 15 22 ELUL 16 23 ELUL 17 24 ELUL 18

FATHER’S DAY (US) Walls of Jerusalem are breached, BALAK TU BE’AV / CHAG HAAHAVAH EKEV DAY 13 OF REPENTANCE DAY 14 OF REPENTANCE DAY 15 OF REPENTANCE DAY 16 OF REPENTANCE DAY 17 OF REPENTANCE DAY 18 OF REPENTANCE KI TAVO 423 BCE (traditional, Jer. 35) “Balak” (Festival of Love) “Because” “When you come” Tribe of Benjamin reinstated DAY 19 OF REPENTANCE (traditional; Jdg. 19–21), “The Day of the Breaking of the Ax” (traditional) First day of creation (traditional; Gen. 1:1–5), Walls of Jerusalem rebuilt (Neh. 6:15)

23 TAMMUZ 15 24 TAMMUZ 16 25 TAMMUZ 17 26 TAMMUZ 18 27 TAMMUZ 19 28 TAMMUZ 20 29 TAMMUZ 21 28 AV 21 29 AV 22 30 AV 23 31 AV 24 1 AV 25 2 AV 26 3 AV 27 25 ELUL 19 26 ELUL 20 27 ELUL 21 28 ELUL 22 29 ELUL 23 30 ELUL 24 31 ELUL 25

Golden calf made (traditional; TZOM TAMMUZ Golden calf destroyed (traditional; PINCHAS Hasmonean holiday (c 100 BCE, RE’EH DAY 20 OF REPENTANCE DAY 21 OF REPENTANCE DAY 22 OF REPENTANCE DAY 23 OF REPENTANCE DAY 24 OF REPENTANCE DAY 25 OF REPENTANCE NITZAVIM / VAYELECH Exo. 32:1–5) (Fast of Tammuz) Exo. 32:20–35) 2 Maccabees 11:21) “Phineas” “Behold” Israel resumes building the Second “You are standing” / “And he went” Moses breaks the tablets (traditional; Temple (Hag. 1:14–15) 30 TAMMUZ 22 Exo. 32:6–19), Temple service disrupted DAY 26 OF REPENTANCE (traditional; Jer. 52:6–7), Jerusalem First day of creation (traditional; walls breached, 69 CE (traditional), Gen. 1:1–5), Walls of Jerusalem rebuilt Three Weeks of mourning “between (Neh. 6:15) the straits” begin

VROSH CHODESH EXTENDS FOR TWO DAYS WHEN THE PREVIOUS MONTH HAS 30-DAYS. VROSH CHODESH EXTENDS FOR TWO DAYS WHEN THE PREVIOUS MONTH HAS 30-DAYS.

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Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the skies. — Psalm 68:34

THE WALLS SURROUNDING THE OLD CITY NEAR THE OVERLOOKING THE DEAD SEA FROM THE OUTER EDGE TOWER OF DAVID MUSEUM (INSET) OF THE FORTRESS AT MASADA ABOVE (INSET)

May there be peace within your walls and Teach us to number our days, security within your citadels. NATURAL SPRING AT EIN AVDAT IN THE HEART that we may gain a heart of wisdom. OF THE NEGEV, NEAR SDE BOKER — Psalm 122:7 — Psalm 90:12

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SEPTEMBER  5773 ELUL kukt / 5774 TISHREI hra, OCTOBER  5774 TISHREI hra, / CHESHVAN iuaj NOVEMBER  5774 CHESHVAN iuaj / KISLEV ukxf

1 ELUL 26 2 ELUL 27 3 ELUL 28 4 ELUL 29 5 TISHREI 1 6 TISHREI 2 7 TISHREI 3 29 TISHREI 25 30 TISHREI 26 1 TISHREI 27 2 TISHREI 28 3 TISHREI 29 4 TISHREI 30 5 CHESHVAN 1 27 CHESHVAN 23 28 CHESHVAN 24 29 CHESHVAN 25 30 CHESHVAN 26 31 CHESHVAN 27 1 CHESHVAN 28 2 CHESHVAN 29

DAY 27 OF REPENTANCE DAY 28 OF REPENTANCE DAY 29 OF REPENTANCE EREV ROSH HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH) HA’AZINU ROSH CHODESH NOACH Defiled stones removed from Temple TOLDOT (Eve of the Festival of Trumpets) (New Moon) DAY 1 (traditional; 1 Maccabees 4:43), LABOR DAY (US / CANADA) (Festival of Trumpets) DAY 1 (Festival of Trumpets) DAY 2 “Give ear” “Noah” Death of Jewish believer Rabbi “Generations” DAY 30 OF REPENTANCE V DAY 31 OF REPENTANCE DAYS OF AWE SHABBAT SHUVAH ROSH CHODESH Daniel Zion (1979) Daily offerings resume (Ezra 3:6), DAY 32 OF REPENTANCE (Sabbath of Return) (New Moon) DAY 2 Binding of Isaac (traditional; Gen. Heads of households studied Torah DAYS OF AWE 22:4–9) (Neh. 8:13) DAY 33 OF REPENTANCE 8 TISHREI 4 9 TISHREI 5 10 TISHREI 6 11 TISHREI 7 12 TISHREI 8 13 TISHREI 9 14 TISHREI 10 6 CHESHVAN 2 7 CHESHVAN 3 8 CHESHVAN 4 9 CHESHVAN 5 10 CHESHVAN 6 11 CHESHVAN 7 12 CHESHVAN 8 3 CHESHVAN 30 4 KISLEV 1 5 KISLEV 2 6 KISLEV 3 7 KISLEV 4 8 KISLEV 5 9 KISLEV 6

TZOM GEDALIAH DAYS OF AWE DAYS OF AWE DAYS OF AWE DAYS OF AWE EREV YOM KIPPUR YOM KIPPUR Last pilgrims arrive home from Sukkot LECH LECHA ROSH CHODESH ROSH CHODESHV Zechariah receives prophecy about VAYETZE (Fast of Gedaliah) (Eve of the Day of Atonement) in Jerusalem (traditional), In Israel (New Moon) DAY 1 (New Moon) DAY 2 “true” fasts (Zec. 7:1–14) DAY 35 OF REPENTANCE DAY 36 OF REPENTANCE DAY 37 OF REPENTANCE DAY 38 OF REPENTANCE (Day of Atonement) prayers for rain are now inserted in the “Go out” “And he went out” DAYS OF AWE DAYS OF AWE Winter begins (traditional; b.Bava First Temple 14-day dedication ceremony DAY 40 OF REPENTANCE liturgy (traditional) DAY 34 OF REPENTANCE began (1 Kings 8:2ff) DAY 39 OF REPENTANCE Metzia 106b) Second set of tablets given (traditional; Assassination of Gedaliah (2 Kgs. 25:25), Exo. 34:28–29), Beelzebub controversy/ Fast of the seventh month (Zec. 8:19) sign of Jonah (possible date; Mt. 12:22ff)

15 TISHREI 11 16 TISHREI 12 17 TISHREI 13 18 TISHREI 14 19 TISHREI 15 20 TISHREI 16 21 TISHREI 17 13 CHESHVAN 9 14 CHESHVAN 10 15 CHESHVAN 11 16 CHESHVAN 12 17 CHESHVAN 13 18 CHESHVAN 14 19 CHESHVAN 15 10 KISLEV 7 11 KISLEV 8 12 KISLEV 9 13 KISLEV 10 14 KISLEV 11 15 KISLEV 12 16 KISLEV 13

EREV SUKKOT SUKKOT SUKKOT) SUKKOT COLUMBUS DAY (US) Death of Methuselah (traditional; VAYERA VETERANS DAY (US) VAYISHLACH (Eve of Tabernacles) Gen. 5:27), Death of Rachel REMEMBRANCE DAY (CANADA) (Tabernacles) DAY 1 (Tabernacles) DAY 2 (Tabernacles) DAY 3 (traditional; Gen. 35:19) “And appeared” “And he went out” CHOL HAMO’ED Jeroboam makes an imitation festival (Intermediary Festival Day) (1 Kings 12:32–33), Death of Mattathias (traditional; 1 Maccabees 2:70)

22 TISHREI 18 23 TISHREI 19 24 TISHREI 20 25 TISHREI 21 26 TISHREI 22 27 TISHREI 23 28 TISHREI 24 20 CHESHVAN 16 21 CHESHVAN 17 22 CHESHVAN 18 23 CHESHVAN 19 24 CHESHVAN 20 25 CHESHVAN 21 26 CHESHVAN 22 17 KISLEV 14 18 KISLEV 15 19 KISLEV 16 20 KISLEV 17 21 KISLEV 18 22 KISLEV 19 23 KISLEV 20

SUKKOT SUKKOT SUKKOT SUKKOT SHIMINI ATZERET) SIMCHAT TORAH) B’REISHEET CHAYEI SARAH Birth of Reuben (traditional; VAYESHEV Gen. 29:32) (Tabernacles) DAY 4 (Tabernacles) DAY 5 (Tabernacles) DAY 6 (Tabernacles) DAY 7 (Eighth Day of Assembly) (Rejoicing of the Torah) “In the beginning” “Sarah’s life” “And he dwelt” CHOL HAMO’ED CHOL HAMO’ED CHOL HAMO’ED HOSHANA RABBAH VEZOT HA’BRACHA Confession of sin in Israel (Neh. 9:1ff) Ezra addresses the people (Ezra 10:9–15) (Intermediary Festival Day) (Intermediary Festival Day) (Intermediary Festival Day) (Great Hoshana) “And this is the blessing” Messiah begins to teach at Sukkot in Death of Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein (1908), King Solomon sends people home after the Temple (possible date; Jn. 7:14) Master’s “living water” (Jn. 7:37–39) 14-day celebration (2 Chr. 7:10) 29 TISHREI 25 30 TISHREI 26 1 TISHREI 27 2 TISHREI 28 3 TISHREI 29 4 TISHREI 30 5 CHESHVAN 1 27 CHESHVAN 23 28 CHESHVAN 24 29 CHESHVAN 25 30 CHESHVAN 26 31 CHESHVAN 27 1 CHESHVAN 28 2 CHESHVAN 29 24 KISLEV 21 25 KISLEV 22 26 KISLEV 23 27 KISLEV 24 28 KISLEV 25 29 KISLEV 26 30 KISLEV 27

ROSH CHODESH NOACH Defiled stones removed from Temple TOLDOT EREV CHANUKKAH 1 Candle CHANUKKAH 2 Candles CHANUKKAH 3 Candles MIKETZ (New Moon) DAY 1 (traditional; 1 Maccabees 4:43), (Eve of Festival of Dedication) (Festival of Dedication) DAY 1 (Festival of Dedication) DAY 2 “Noah” Death of Jewish believer Rabbi “Generations” “At the end” THANKSGIVING DAY ROSH CHODESHV Daniel Zion (1979) Haggai receives prophecy for Israel CHANUKKAH 4 Candles and Zerubbabel (Hag. 2:10, 20) (New Moon) DAY 2 Maccabees liberate Temple (1 Macc. 4), (Festival of Dedication) DAY 3 The Master is in the Temple (possible date; Jn. 10:22)

) THE CUSTOM IN ORTHODOX JUDAISM IS TO DOUBLE FESTIVAL DAYS OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL (SIMCHAT TORAH VROSH CHODESH EXTENDS FOR TWO DAYS WHEN THE PREVIOUS MONTH HAS 30-DAYS. VROSH CHODESH EXTENDS FOR TWO DAYS WHEN THE PREVIOUS MONTH HAS 30-DAYS. AND SHIMINI ATZERET ARE COMBINED INTO ONE DAY ON TISHREI 22 IN ISRAEL).

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I will remember my covenant with Jacob and It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; ERETZ YISRAEL the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. LAND OF ISRAEL 5773 from the beginning even to the end of the year. / 2012-2013 — Deuteronomy 11:12 — Leviticus 26:42

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MAY 2013 JUNE 2013 JULY 2013 AUGUST 2013 DECEMBER  5774 KISLEV ukxf / TEVET ,cy SMTWTHFS SMTWTHFS SMTWTHFS SMTWTHFS 28 29 30 1234 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 30 123456 28 29 30 31 123 SUNDAY / RISHON MONDAY / SHENI TUESDAY / SHLISHI WEDNESDAY / REVI’I THURSDAY / CHAMISHI FRIDAY / SHISHI SHABBAT 5678 9 10 11 2345678 7 8 910111213 4567V 8910 1 KISLEV 28 2 KISLEV 29 3 KISLEV 30 4 TEVET 1 5 TEVET 2 6 TEVET 3 7 TEVET 4

V CHANUKKAH 5 Candles CHANUKKAH 6 Candles CHANUKKAH 7 Candles CHANUKKAH 8 Candles CHANUKKAH VAYIGASH 12 13 14 15 16t 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 (Festival of Dedication) DAY 4 (Festival of Dedication) DAY 5 (Festival of Dedication) DAY 6 (Festival of Dedication) DAY 7 (Festival of Dedication) DAY 8 “And came near” ROSH CHODESH ROSH CHODESHV (New Moon) DAY 1 (New Moon) DAY 2 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Ezra investigates foreign wives among Ezra investigates foreign wives among 23 Israel (Ezra 10:16), Esther crowned Israel (Ezra 10:16), Esther crowned 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 123 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 queen (Est. 2:16–17) queen (Est. 2:16–17) 30 8 TEVET 5 9 TEVET 6 10 TEVET 7 11 TEVET 8 12 TEVET 9 13 TEVET 10 14 TEVET 11 SEPTEMBER 2013 OCTOBER 2013 NOVEMBER 2013 DECEMBER 2013 Completion of Septuagint (traditional; Death of Simon Peter (Rabbinic ASARAH BETEVET VAYECHI 246 BCE) tradition), Death of Ezra (traditional; (Fast of Tevet) 313 BCE) “And he lived” SMTWTHFS SMTWTHFS SMTWTHFS SMTWTHFS Nebuchadnezzar began siege against Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:1), Fast of the tenth month (Zec. 8:19) 123456t 7 29 30 1234 5V 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 1234V 5 6 7

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)THE CUSTOM IN ORTHODOX JUDAISM IS TO DOUBLE FESTIVAL DAYS OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL (ROSH HASHANAH IS DOUBLED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL). IN ISRAEL, SIMCHAT TORAH AND SHIMINI ATZERET ARE COMBINED INTO ONE DAY ON TISHREI 22. VROSH CHODESH EXTENDS FOR TWO DAYS WHEN THE PREVIOUS MONTH HAS 30-DAYS. 22 TEVET 19 23 TEVET 20 24 TEVET 21 25 TEVET 22 26 TEVET 23 27 TEVET 24 28 TEVET 25

Birth of Simeon (traditional; CHRISTIAN OBSERVANCE: BOXING DAY (CANADA) VA’ERA ROSH HASHANAHt (Festival of Trumpets) DAY 1–2 SEPT. 17–18, 2012 TU BISHVAT (New Year of the Trees) JAN. 26, 2013 YOM HA’ATZMA’UT (Israel Independence Day) APR. 16, 2013 YOM KIPPUR (Day of Atonement) SEPT. 14, 2013 Gen. 29:33) BIRTH OF MESSIAH “And I appeared” TZOM GEDALIAH V (Fast of Gedaliah) SEPT. 19, 2012 ROSH CHODESH ADAR (New Moon) DAY 1–2 FEB. 10–11, 2013 LAG BA’OMER (33rd Day of the Omer) APR. 28, 2013 SUKKOTt (Tabernacles) DAY 1–2 SEPT. 19–20, 2013 YOM KIPPUR (Day of Atonement) SEPT. 26, 2012 TA’ANIT ESTHER (Fast of Esther) FEB. 21, 2013 YOM YERUSHALAYIM (Jerusalem Day) MAY 8, 2013 SUKKOT (Tabernacles) CHOL HAMO’ED DAY 3–7 SEPT. 21–25, 2013

SUKKOTt (Tabernacles) DAY 1–2 OCT. 1–2, 2012 PURIM (Festival of Lots) FEB. 24, 2013 ROSH CHODESH SIVAN (New Moon) MAY 10, 2013 SH’MINI ATZERET (Eighth Day of Assembly) SEPT. 26, 2013 SUKKOT (Tabernacles) CHOL HAMO’ED DAY 3–7 OCT. 3–7, 2012 SHUSHAN PURIM (Susa Festival of Lots) FEB. 25, 2013 SHAVU’OTt(Pentecost) DAY 1–2 MAY 15–16, 2013 SIMCHAT TORAHt (Rejoicing of the Torah) SEPT. 27, 2013 SH’MINI ATZERET (Eighth Day of Assembly) OCT. 8, 2012 ROSH CHODESH NISAN (New Moon) MAR. 12, 2013 ROSH CHODESH TAMMUZV (New Moon) DAY 1–2 JUN. 8–9, 2013 ROSH CHODESH CHESHVANV (New Moon) DAY 1–2 OCT. 4–5, 2013

TEVET 26 TEVET 27 TEVET 28 TEVET 29 SHEVAT 1 SHEVAT 2 SHEVAT 3 V 29 30 31 1 2 3 2 SIMCHAT TORAHt (Rejoicing of the Torah) OCT. 9, 2012 TA’ANIT BECHOROT (Fast of the Firstborn) MAR. 25, 2013 TZOM TAMMUZ (Fast of Tammuz) JUN. 25, 2013 ROSH CHODESH KISLEV (New Moon) DAY 1–2 NOV. 3–4, 2013 ROSH CHODESH CHESHVANV (New Moon) DAY 1–2 OCT. 16–17, 2012 PESACHt(Passover) DAY 1–2 MAR. 26–27, 2013 ROSH CHODESH AV (New Moon) JUL. 8, 2013 CHANUKKAH (Festival of Dedication) DAY 1–8 NOV. 28–DEC. 5, 2013 NEW YEAR’S EVE NEW YEAR’S DAY ROSH CHODESH BO (New Moon) ROSH CHODESH KISLEV (New Moon) NOV. 15, 2012 PESACH (Passover) CHOL HAMO’ED DAY 3–6 MAR. 28–31, 2013 TISHA BE’AV (Ninth of Av) JUL. 16, 2013 ROSH CHODESH TEVETV (New Moon) DAY 1–2 DEC. 3–4, 2013 Death of Simeon (traditional; End of winter (traditional; b.Bava “Come” CHANUKKAH Exo. 1:6) Metzia 106b) (Festival of Dedication) DAY 1–8 DEC. 9–16, 2012 PESACHt(Passover) DAY 7–8 APR. 1–2, 2013 TU BE’AV / CHAG HAAHAVAN (Festival of Love) JUL. 22, 2013 ASARA BE’TEVET (Fast of Tevet) DEC. 13, 2013 ROSH CHODESH TEVET (New Moon) DEC. 14, 2012 YOM HASHOAH (Holocaust Remembrance Day) APR. 7, 2013 ROSH CHODESH ELULV (New Moon) DAY 1–2 AUG. 6–7, 2013 ROSH CHODESH SHEVAT (New Moon) JAN. 2, 2014

ASARA BETEVET V (Fast of Tevet) DEC. 23, 2012 ROSH CHODESH IYYAR (New Moon) DAY 1–2 APR. 10–11, 2013 ROSH HASHANAHt (Festival of Trumpets) DAY 1–2 SEPT. 5–6, 2013 TU BISHVAT (New Year of the Trees) JAN. 16, 2014 ROSH CHODESH SHEVAT (New Moon) JAN. 12, 2013 YOM HAZIKARON (Memorial Day) APR. 15, 2013 TZOM GEDALIAH (Fast of Gedaliah) SEPT. 8, 2013 ROSH CHODESH ADAR I (New Moon) JAN. 31, 2014

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