This post originally appeared on Shelemah. Shared with permission. Hanukkah typically falls close to Christmas, sometimes as early as November, and sometimes lining up with Christmas Day. If you’re wondering if Christians should celebrate Hanukkah or if it’s just a Jewish version of Christmas, you can put aside the dreidels and the gelt as we …
Traditionally, each of the twelve tribes of Israel have been associated with a specific month in the Jewish year. You might wonder why I associate different tribes with each month when other people use a different model. The people who are teaching that each month correlates with a tribe, Hebrew letter, sense, body part, and …
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Did you know you have a second birthday? Because the Hebrew calendar moves back and forth through the Gregorian Calendar, your Hebrew birthday is a totally different date – and it moves around each year too! You can use this calculator to find out what your birthday is on the Hebrew calendar: Hebrew Birthday Calculator …
The Hebrew Months The months of the Hebrew year are: Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishrei, Chesvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar. Each month holds unique spiritual significance and areas ripe for healing. Here is a quick overview of the focus for each month. Nisan (Starts in March or April) The month of Nisan …
