Hebrew Months
How many months are in the Hebrew calendar?
12 or 13
On what is the Hebrew calendar based?
Phases of the moon.
Tishrei 1
Rosh Hashanah
Where did the witnesses travel to testify they had seen a new moon?
Jerusalem
In what season does Passover fall?
Spring
Name a holiday that falls in the month of Tishrei.
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah
How many days does a Hebrew month last?
29-30
Kislev 25
Hanukkah
What did the court do to entice the witnesses to come?
Served them food.
What holiday falls 7 weeks (49 days) after Passover?
Shavuot
Name the holiday that falls in Kislev.
Hanukkah
On what day of the month would you see a New Moon?
First
Shevat 15
When a pair of witnesses came, who was questioned first?
The older one.
What holiday falls 10 days after Rosh Hashanah?
Yom Kippur
Name the holiday that falls in Nisan.
Pesach (Passover)
On what day of the month would you see a full moon?
15th
Adar 14
Purim
When the court accepted the witness's testimony, what happened to the others?
They were all allowed to give their testimony.
In what Hebrew month is the birthday of the trees?
Shevat
Name the holiday that falls in Adar.
Purim
About what date would you see a half moon?
7th or 8th
Nisan 15
Pesach (Passover)
How did the court send word of the new month to other parts of the country?
They lit fires on a mountaintop.
Tisha B'Av commemorates what sad events.
The destruction of both the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.