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What is the name of the 1st month in the Jewish calendar?
Tishrei
Which holiday is celebrated in the month of Shvat?
Tu Bishvat
Which Rosh Chodesh is never announced?
Tishrei
How many witnesses appeared before the Sanhedrinn to declare the Rosh Chodesh?
2
What is בִּרְכַּת הַחוֹדֶשׁ?
It is a special prayer for the month to come
What is the name of the last month in the Jewish calendar?
Elul
Which are the Jewish holidays celebrated in the month of Nissan?
Pesach (Passover), Yom Hashoah
Which holiday is celebrated for two days both in Israel and outside of Israel?
Rosh Hashanah
For how many days we celebrate Chanukkah outside of Israel and in Israel?
For 8 days in both
What is ַיָרֵח?
Moon
What Holiday do we celebrate in the month of Kislev?
Chanukkah
Which holidays are in the month of Tishrei?
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah
When a new moon was announced, someone would go with a long pole of wood to the top of which mountain?
Mount of Olives in Jerusalem
For how many days do we celebrate Sukkot and Passover outside of Israel and in Israel?
8 outside of Israel, 7 in Israel
What is רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ and when is it announced today?
The head of the month- the beginning of the month. Today it is announced on Shabbat before.
What holiday do we celebrate in the month of Adar?
Purim
Which holiday is celebrated in the month of Sivan?
Shavuot
Which Rabbinic holiday is mentioned in the Tanach?
Purim in the book of Ester
When observing the moon how did they know in ancient times when it was the start of a new month?
When the first sliver of moon became visible after the dark of the moon.
What is the סַנְהֶדְרִין?
It was the supreme court composed of 70 (or 71) members which sat in Jerusalem
What is Yom Yerushlayim?
It is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the day Old Jerusalem was reunited with New Jerusalem during the Six-Day war.
What are the special days celebrated in the month of Iyar?
Yom Haatzmaut, Yom Hazikaron, Lag Baomer, Yom Yerushalayim
Which are the holidays in the Torah?
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah (Shemini Atzeret), Passover, Shavuot
How many days are on the Hebrew calendar?
354 days
What is שָׁנָה מְעוּבֶּרֶת (leap year)?
When we add a 13th month. It takes place once every three years.