The Hebrew Calendar
The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar used by Jews to determine the dates of religious holidays and observances. It is based on the cycles of the moon and the sun, and it has been in use for over 3,000 years.
Questions
What is the name of the first month in the Hebrew calendar?
- Nisan
- Iyar
- Sivan
- Tammuz
How many days are there in a regular Hebrew year?
- 354
- 355
- 356
- 357
What is the name of the extra month that is added to the Hebrew calendar every few years?
- Adar
- Nisan
- Sivan
- Tammuz
How many days are there in a leap year in the Hebrew calendar?
- 384
- 385
- 386
- 387
What is the name of the Jewish New Year?
- Rosh Hashanah
- Yom Kippur
- Sukkot
- Pesach
What is the name of the Jewish Day of Atonement?
- Rosh Hashanah
- Yom Kippur
- Sukkot
- Pesach
What is the name of the Jewish festival of lights?
- Rosh Hashanah
- Yom Kippur
- Sukkot
- Hanukkah
What is the name of the Jewish festival of Passover?
- Rosh Hashanah
- Yom Kippur
- Sukkot
- Pesach
What is the name of the Jewish festival of Shavuot?
- Rosh Hashanah
- Yom Kippur
- Sukkot
- Shavuot
What is the name of the Jewish festival of Sukkot?
- Rosh Hashanah
- Yom Kippur
- Sukkot
- Pesach
How many years are there in a Jewish century?
- 100
- 101
- 102
- 103
What is the name of the Jewish calendar cycle?
- The Metonic cycle
- The Saros cycle
- The Hebrew calendar cycle
- The Julian calendar cycle
What is the name of the Jewish calendar era?
- The Anno Mundi era
- The Common Era
- The Anno Domini era
- The Hebrew calendar era
What is the current year in the Hebrew calendar?
- 5783
- 5784
- 5785
- 5786
What is the name of the next Jewish leap year?
- 5785
- 5786
- 5787
- 5788