לוח העברי כיצד קובעים אותו
Where in the Torah do we find these sources?
Devarim and Shemot
What are the first three months of the Hebrew calendar?
Tishrei, Heshvan and Kislev
How long does it take the earth to make one revolution around itself?
24 hours
In simple English, what is Rav Hirsch's opinion on time?
Every month we get to be reminded of our connection with God, and how it’s renewing, with the moon - it is now meaningful, and you get something out of this.
Which two options do Jews follow for time?
1. The sun for the year
2. The moon for the months
What are the names of the type of months in the Hebrew calendar?
Today, Canaan and Babylonian
How many moon phases is there?
8
In simple English, what is the Ramban's opinion on time?
Only people with expertise in a court can decide when the new months are - for you (your judges) to decide what to do with time.
Fill in the blank
The month according to _____ but the _____ is according to the moon.
1. Moon
2. Year
From what do we start counting the months of the Hebrew year?
In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month
In what month is the holiday of תענית אסתר?
Adar
Who are the three Rabbis discussed on how we relate to time?
Rav Hirsch
Rambam
Seforno
In what Perek does it talk about the Hebrew months according to the moon?
Shemot: Perek יב
What are the three Canaanite month names?
What is the reason we celebrate Shavuot?
It celebrates when the Jewish people receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai
What did Hashem say to Moshe and Aharon in Egypt?
The month of Nissan will mark the beginning of the months; it will be the first of the month of the year for the jews
In what Perek does it talk about the Hebrew months according to the sun?
Devarim: Perek טז
In what book of the Tanach does it say the Canaanite names of the months?
Melachim א
How many months in the Hebrew calendar have 29 days?
4
In simple English, what is Seforno's opinion on time?
Before you had no control over your time, now you set your own time. You make your own schedule, and you can do whatever you want with it.