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CIVIL MONTHS HEBREW NAMES 7 NISAN AVIV PESACH (1st Hag)

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NISAN PASSOVER 13

Commemorates !g"t #e$ore t"e E%o&'s ("e t"e &eat" A ge) &estro*e& a)) $!rst #or o$ Eg*+t (E%o&'s 1,) #'t +asse& o-er a)) t"e Israe)!te "omes +rote.te& #* t"e #)oo& o$ t"e )am#/ Passo-er !s .e)e#rate& (!t" t"e se&er mea) a & t"e ."a t! g o$ t"e stor* o$ E%o&'s $rom t"e Haggadah/ R!t'a) $oo& a & (! e .e)e#rate t"e .om! g o$ E)!0a" a & t"e Mess!a"/ T"e 1So g o$ So gs2 !s rea&/

Isa!a" 456178 +re&!.te& t"at Mess!a" (o')& #e t"e $! a) +as."a) sa.r!$!.e9 t"e $! a) sa.r!$!.e $or s! / Mess!a" :es's !s re+rese te& as ;o'r +asso-er; ! I Cor! t"!a s 46<77/ =es"'a !s +ortra*e& as t"!s $! a) Passo-er Lam# ! $o'r Ne( Testame t +assages6 :o" 16,89 165475<9 I Peter 161>7189 a & Re-e)at!o 46</ :o" t"e Ba+t!st ! tro&'.e& H!m as the Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world! NISAN ANLEAVENED BREAD 147,, A s*m#o) o$ +'r!t* (1 Cor! t"!a s 46>) a & a +!.t're o$ $ree&om $rom t"e s)a-er* o$ s! / W"e e-er t"e (or& leaven !s 'se& s*m#o)!.a))* ! S.r!+t're9 !t !s a)(a*s a s*m#o) o$ s! / T"!s !s t"e reaso Go& (o')& ot e-e a))o( t"!s s*m#o) o$ s! to #e eate #* t"e :e(!s" +eo+)e &'r! g t"!s +er!o& or to "a-e !t ! t"e!r "omes or to "a-e !t a *("ere ! t"e La & o$ Israe)/ W"!)e Passo-er !tse)$ (as $')$!))e& #* t"e &eat" o$ t"e Mess!a"9 t"e @east o$ A )ea-e e& Brea& !s $')$!))e& #* t"e s! )ess ess o$ H!s #)oo& o$$er! g9 a..or&! g to He#re(s 861171C61>/ I t"!s +assage9 H!s o$$er! g o$ s! )ess #)oo& a..om+)!s"e& t"ree t"! gs6 $!rst9 t"e .)ea s! g o$ t"e "ea-e )* ta#er a.)eD se.o &)*9 t"e remo-a) o$ t"e s! s o$ t"e O)& Testame t sa! tsD a & t"!r&)*9 t"e a++)!.at!o o$ t"e #)oo& to t"e Ne( Testame t sa! ts/

HAG HAMAT?OT

O t"e or!g! a) +asso-er9 ! "aste o$ +re+arat!o $or $)!g"t9 t"ere (as o t!me $or t"e Israe)!tes to (a!t $or t"e #rea& &o'g" to r!se/ T"e* ate matzah (' )ea-e e& #rea&) o &e+art're/ T"e #!#)!.a) ame $or t"!s $east !s Hag Hamatzot9 ("!." mea s t"e 1@east o$ A )ea-e e& Brea&2 (E%o&'s ,5614)/ Ce)e#rate& se-e &a*s (Le-!t!.'s ,56<)9 e!g"t &a*s ! t"e DIASPORA/ T"e @east o$ A )ea-e e& Brea& )aste& $or se-e &a*s $o))o(! g t"e @east o$ Passo-er9 ("!." !s o )* o e &a*/ S! .e t"e* are #a.B to #a.B $easts9 t"ere are a.t'a))* e!g"t "o)* &a*s/ T"!s !s t"e reaso :e(s o$te s+eaB o$ 1t"e e!g"t &a*s o$ Passo-er92 a)t"o'g" te." !.a))*9 o )* t"e $!rst &a* !s Passo-er a & t"e e%t se-e &a*s are t"e @east o$ A )ea-e e& Brea&/ B!#)!.a)

+ra.t!.e (as t"at o )ea-e .o')& #e eate &'r! g t"!s +er!o&/ I mo&er :e(!s" +ra.t!.e9 Ort"o&o% :e(s eat ot"! g t"at .o ta! s )ea-e $or t"e e t!re se-e &a*s o$ t"e $east/ T"e ma! so g &'r! g t"e $east !s B o( as t"e Hallel9 t"e :e(!s" ame g!-e to Psa)ms 115711>/ E-er* &a* o$ t"e $east t"ere !s a s* agog'e ser-!.e ! ("!." .erta! S.r!+t'res are rea&/ T"ese S.r!+t'res a)) .e ter aro' & e!t"er Pesach or Hag Hamatzot or are ! some (a* re)ate& to t"em/ HAG HABIEEARIM NISAN @EAST O@ @IRST@RAITS 1< T"e Passo-er (as $')$!))e& #* t"e &eat" o$ t"e Mess!a"D t"e @east o$ A )ea-e e& Brea& #* t"e s! )ess ess o$ H!s #)oo& sa.r!$!.eD a &9 t"e @east o$ @!rst $r'!ts (as $')$!))e& #* t"e Res'rre.t!o o$ =es"'a a..or&! g to I Cor! t"!a s 146,C7,56 But now 'essiah has been raised from the dead% He became the first fruits of those who are aslee(% )or since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man% )or as in *dam all die, so also in 'essiah all will be made alive%But each in his own order+ Messiah the first fruits, then those who are 'essiah!s, at his coming%

Hag HaBikkurim !s a &er!-e& ame #e.a'se t"!s !s ("e t"e $!rst7 $r'!ts (ere o$$ere&/ Reishit etzirchem9 ("!." mea s t"e ;@east o$ =o'r Har-est; !s o e o$ t"e #!#)!.a) ames $o' & ! Le-!t!.'s ,561C/ B!"om Haneefchem #t Ha $mer9 1T"e Da* =o' Br! g ! t"e S"ea$ o$ t"e Wa-e O$$er! g/2 Go& .omma &e& t"e +eo+)e9 o .e t"e* got to t"e Prom!se& La &9 to #r! g #e$ore H!m t"e Bikkurim ($!rst$r'!ts) o$ t"e!r #ar)e* "ar-est as a (a-e o$$er! g (Le-!t!.'s ,561C9 :os"'a 461,)/ Co' t! g o$ t"e Omer/ Re.a))s t"e 0o'r e* o$ t"e ."!)&re o$ Israe) $rom t"e Re& Sea9 $')$!))! g 4C &a*s to t"e g!-! g o$ t"e Tora" at t"e Mo' ta! o$ Go& o S"a-'ot/ T"e &ate o$ t"!s $east (as a ma0or +o! t o$ .o $)!.t #et(ee Sa&&'.ees a & P"ar!sees/ T"e Be* !ss'e (as t"e mea ! g o$ ;Sa##at"; ! Le-!t!.'s ,5611 %%%and he shall wave the sheaf before the L$R&, to be

acce(ted for you+ on the morrow after the sabbath the (riest shall wave it% A..or&! g to t"e Sa&&'.ees9 t"e Sa##at" (as Sat'r&a* or t"e se-e t" &a* o$ t"e (eeB/ T"'s9 the morrow after the sabbath (as S' &a* or t"e $!rst &a* o$ t"e (eeB/ T"e @east o$ @!rst $r'!ts (o')& t"ere$ore #e o t"e $!rst S' &a* a$ter t"e Passo-er/ T"e P"ar!sees ! ter+rete& t"e sa##at" to #e t"e &a* o$ Passo-er !tse)$9 regar&)ess o ("!." &a* o$ t"e (eeB !t "a++e e& to $a))/ T"!s (o')& maBe the morrow after the sabbath t"e &a* a$ter Passo-er9 t"ere$ore9 !t (as t"e same as t"e $!rst &a* o$ t"e @east o$ A )ea-e e& Brea&/ T"e Sa&&'.ees #ase& t"e!r -!e( o ("at t"e #!#)!.a) te%t a.t'a))* sa!&9 ("!)e t"e P"ar!sees #ase& t"e!r -!e( o ra##! !. tra&!t!o / I t"!s .ase9 t"e Sa&&'.ees (ere .orre.t $or t"!s (o')& #e t"e orma) mea ! g o$ Sa##at"/ So t"e sa##at" o$ Le-!t!.'s ,5611 !s Sat'r&a* a & t"e morro( a$ter t"e sa##at" !s S' &a*/ , > I=AR ?I@ =OM HAA=?MAATH9 or ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DA= !s .e)e#rate& o I=AR 4/ T"e Re+'#)!. o$ Israe)9 (as +ro.)a!me& Ma* 139 183>/ W!t"! a $e( "o'rs9 t"e arm!es o$ Eg*+t9 :or&a 9 S*r!a9 Le#a o 9 a & IraF9 (!t" Sa'&! Ara#!a .o t! ge ts9 .rosse& !ts $ro t!ers at se-era) +o! ts/ T"e* (ere &e$eate& a & Israe) #e.ame a at!o aga! a$ter a)most t(o m!))! ea/ SHAVAOT (, & Hag) Beg! s 7 (eeBs a$ter Pesa." e &s a & !s t"e se.o & o$ t"e t"ree a 'a) +!)gr!m $est!-a)s ,-helosh Regalim. t"at #ro'g"t a)) t"e a&')t :e(s to :er'sa)em/ Ce)e#rates t"e g!-! g o$ t"e La( to Moses o Mo' t S! a! (E%o&'s 18)/ I .)'&es s! g! g o$ Psa)m 5C9 t"e so)em rea&! g o$ t"e Te Comma &me ts a & BooB o$ R't" em+"as!G! g a..e+ta .e o$ Go&Hs )a( #* a +rose)*te (R't" SIVAN PENTECOST (@EAST O@ WEEES) <77 I t"e ge ea)og* o$ R't"9 (e $! & t"at E! g Da-!& a &9 t"ere$ore9 "eshua9 1t"e so o$ Da-!&92 are &es.e &e& $rom R't" a & BoaG (Matt"e( 1647<)/ W"e t"e Ruach Ha odesh (as +o're& o't o t"e #e)!e-ers ! A.ts ,9 t"e )a( (as (r!tte o o'r "eart (:erem!a" 51655)/

SIVAN

161<9 Le-!t!.'s ,56,,)/ 3 4 1C 11 TAMMA? T"e 17t" o$ TAMMA? #eg! s a 57(eeB +er!o& o$ at!o a) mo'r ! g )ea&! g '+ to t"e $ast o$ TISHA BE7AV9 t"e 8t" &a* o$ AV/ Moses #roBe t"e Ta#)ets AV o$ t"e Tora"D a)so t"e Ba#*)o !a Arm* #roBe t"ro'g" t"e (a))s o$ :er'sa)em a & T"e Roma Arm!es atta.B o$ t"e Tem+)e mo' t o t"!s &a* .a'se& t"e .essat!o o$ t"e sa.r!$!.e/ T"e 8t" o$ AV marBs t"e Destr'.t!o o$ #ot" So)omo Hs Tem+)e #* t"e Ba#*)o !a s ! 4>7 B/C a & Hero&Hs Tem+)e #* t"e Roma s ! A/D/ 7C/ A tota) o$ e!g"t ma0or &!sasters "a-e o..'rre& o t"!s &ate to t"e at!o o$ Israe)/ T"!s !s a +"e ome o ' +re.e&e te& ! t"e "!stor* o$ a)) t"e at!o s o$ t"e (or)&/ ?e."ar!a" s+oBe o$ t"!s &a* o$ mo'r ! g (764)9 #'t ("e Mess!a" .omes9 a)) o$ Israe)Hs $asts9 ! .)'&! g t"!s o e9 /shall be to the house of 0udah 1oy and gladness, and cheerful feasts2 (?e."ar!a" >618)/ < 1, ELAL ELAL "as o s+e.!a) .eremo * &a*s #'t #eg! s 3eshuvah9 1T"e Seaso o$ Ret'r /2 It !s a t!me o$ a.t!-e +re+arat!o $or t"e H!g" Ho)* Da*s o$ TISHRI/ :e(s -!s!t .emeter!es to +a* res+e.t to t"e &ea& &'r! g ELAL/ A S"o$ar !s #)o( at mor ! g ser-!.e/ TISHRI 17, TISHRI 171C @EAST O@ TRAMPETS Rosh Ha-hanah mea s 1Hea& o$ t"e =ear2 a & .e)e#rates t"e a !-ersar* o$ t"e (eeB o$ re7 .reat!o (Ge es!s 16,7,6,)/ A t!me o$ re0o!.! g as (e)) as a "o)* o..as!o (Ne"em!a" >6,9 87 1,)/ Ser-!.es ! .)'&e #)o(! g o$ t"e -hofar (RamHs Hor )9 &!++! g #rea& ! "o e*9 o+e ! g t"e ArB o$ t"e Tora"9 t"e *keida stor* o$ A#ra"am a & +ra*ers $or t"e +ea.e o$ a)) ma B! &/

TISHRI ROSH HASHANAH ETHANIM T"e :e(!s" Ne( =ear #eg! s (!t" =om Ter'a" (a a(aBe ! g #)ast)9 T!s"r! 1/ It !s o#ser-e& $or , &a*s o T!s"r! 1 I , #'t !s .a))e& o e )o g &a*/ Beg! s a 1C &a* seaso o$ re+e ta .e B o( as "a!*min 4ora!5m or t"e 1Da*s o$ A(e2/ E &s o T!s"r! 1C9 ("!." !s =om E!++'r/ A)t"o'g" TISHRI !s t"e #eg! ! g o$ t"e C!-!) =ear9 NISAN9 t"e 7t" mo t" #eg! s t"e Sa.re& =ear (!t" Passo-er (E%o&'s 1,6,9 1563D Le-!t!.'s ,56,57,3D N'm#ers ,861)/

=OM EIPPAR TISHRI DA= O@ ATONEMENT Ho)!est Da* o$ t"e =ear 1C "om i((ur !s t"e &a* .e)e#rate& $or , &a*s #* t"e 6ohan HaGadol (Great H!g" Ort"o&o% :e(s/ Mess!a !. :e(s Pr!est)9 .ame @ACE TO @ACE re$)e.t t"at =es"'a t"e Mess!a"9 (!t" Go&9 B o( as "om #ore t"e s! s o$ a)) t"e +eo+)e as HaPeduth9 T"e Da* o$ (as $ores"a&o(e& #* t"e Re&em+t!o / P!.t're o$ s.a+egoat ! t"e Ato eme t Mess!a"Hs se.o & .om! g9 r!t'a)/ It ! .)'&es ,7,3 "o'r $asts9 B o( a)so as "om Ha&in9 (T"e t"e maB! g o$ ato eme t Da* o$ :'&gme t)/ T"e -hofar o$$er! gs9 ."a t! g o$ t"e Eo) HaGadol (Great S"o$ar) !s #)o( N!&re a & .omm' a) .o $ess!o to gat"er t"e s'r-!-! g o$ s! s/ #e)!e-ers $rom t"e a(esome &a*s/ 4eilah9 1.)os! g o$ t"e gates/2 SACCOTH (5r& Hag) A 77Da* $est!-a) re.a))! g t"e 3C *ears o$ Wa &er! g ! t"e W!)&er ess9 ("e Go& TISHRI @EAST O@ TABERNACLES 147,1 -uccoth !s a)so B o( as t"e @east o$ I gat"er! g o$ t"e TISHRI s+r! g "ar-est/ T"e 1B)ess! g o$

m!ra.')o's)* +ro-!&e& $or Israe) as t"e* tra-e)e& a & &(e)t ! S'..ot"9 re$err! g to +orta#)e #oot"s or te ts/ It .o .)'&es o Hoshana Rabbah9 1Great Hosa a2 (sa-e o() a & !s $o))o(e& #* , s+e.!a) &a*s9 see as o e )o g &a*/ SHEMINI AT?ERETH I a .!e t Israe)9 t"e >t" &a* o$ S'..ot" (as t"e &a* o$ +ra*er $or t!me)* ra! to ass're a +)e t!$') $a)) "ar-est/ SIMCHATH TORAH -imchath 3orah9 1Re0o!.! g ! t"e Tora"2 !s t"e Last Great Da* o$ S'..ot"/ > , HESHVA N BAL EISLEV

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t"e L')a"2 !s +er$orme& a & t"e BooB o$ E..)es!astes !s rea& o TISHRI S'..ot" Sa##at"/ It !s t"e ,5 t"!r& Hag9 or +!)gr!m $est!-a)/ T"e t(o s+e.!a) &a*s o$ -hemini *tzereth a & -imchath 3orah are .om#! e& to&a* ! Israe)/ O t"!s )ast great &a*9 t"e a 'a) .*.)e o$ 3orah rea&! gs e & a & #eg! aga! / T"e S.r!+t'res are remo-e& $rom t"e ArB a & t"e +eo+)e &a .e (!t" great 0o* ("!)e em#ra.! g t"e Tora" S.ro))s/ 7eman -imhatenu !s t"e ra##! !. ame $or S'..ot" a & mea s 1T"e Seaso o$ o'r :o*/2

T"!s SECOND MONTH o$ t"e C!-!) =ear "as o Ho)* Da*s/ It somet!mes "as 5C &a*s9 somet!mes ,8/ It a++ro%!mates t"e Roma Ca)e &ar mo t" o$ No-em#er/ HESHVAN !s a)so B o( as MARHESHVAN (B!tter Hes"-a ) #e.a'se t"ere are o Ho)* @east Da*s ! t"e mo t"/ CHANNAEAH EISLE @EAST O@ DEDICATION (@EAST V O@ LIGHTS) ,475C TEVET 17,(5) C"a 'Ba" (&e&!.at!o )9 .ommemorates t"e re7&e&!.at!o o$ t"e Ho)* Tem+)e ! :er'sa)em ! 1<4 B/C/ #* t"e Ma..a#ees e%a.t)* 5 *ears a$ter !t (as &ese.rate& #* A t!o."'s E+!+"a es (Da !e) >615713)/ A >7Ca &)e Me ora" !s )!t9 o e .a &)e ea." !g"t $or > !g"ts to re.a)) t"e Ma..a#ees .r'se o$ o!) t"at m!ra.')o's)* o't)aste& !ts s'++)*/ =es"'a o#ser-e& t"!s $east as !s e-!&e .e& ! :o" 1C6,,7,56 5t was the )east of Hanukkah at "erushalayim% 5t was winter, and "eshua was walking in the tem(le, in -hlomo!s (orch% 3he "ehudim therefore came around him and said to him, 8How long will you hold us in sus(ense9 5f you are the 'essiah, tell us (lainly% "eshua answered them, 85 told you, and you don!t believe% 3he works that 5 do in my )ather!s name, these testify about me8%

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