Hebrew
Calendar
Month of Shevat
Days of the Week
100

What does "Yom" mean? (יוֹם)

Day

100

What is Rosh Chodesh?

The Celebration of the New Month 

100

What month(s) is Shevat in on the Gregorian Calendar? 

January / February

100

How many days of the week each week are there in the Hebrew Calendar? 

Seven, the same as the Gregorian 

200

When would you say Shavuah Tov to someone? 

After Shabbat, wishing them a Good Week ahead.

200

In the Gregorian Calendar, we are in the 2000s (2026), what millennia are we in on the Hebrew Calendar? 

5000s!

200

What is the Holiday of Tu Bishvat Celebrating? 

The New Year of the Trees

200

Is today Yom Rishon or Yom Shabbat? 

Yom Rishon

300

What does "Shana" mean? (שָׁנָה)

 

Year

300

Is the Hebrew calendar based on the moon or the sun? 

Both, the months are defined by the moon and seasons are defined by the sun 

300

In Shevat, are trees finished growing or just starting to grow?

Just starting to grow

300

What day is considered the first day of the week on the Jewish Weekly Calendar? 

Yom Rishon 

400

How could you greet someone in Hebrew on the seventh day of the week? 

Shabbat Shalom!

400

What month is there two of during a Jewish Leap Year? 

Adar!

400

What part of the tree is growing in Shevat even if we can’t see it?

The roots / inside the tree

400

What does Yom Shlishi mean in English literally? 

Third Day

500

What does "Ma-ta’arich hayom?" mean? (מָה הַתָּאֲרִיךְ הַיּוֹם?) 

What is the date today? 

500

How many years is it between each celebration of Birkat Hachama / The Cycle of the Sun? 

28 Years

500

In Israel, is Shevat part of the rainy season or the dry season?

The Rainy Season

500

In North America (Canada / USA), on what day of the week is the weekend typically over and you have to go back to school or work? (In Hebrew)

Yom Sheni