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.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the first month in the Hebrew calendar?

  1. Nisan
  2. Iyar
  3. Sivan
  4. Tammuz
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many days are there in a regular Hebrew year?

  1. 354
  2. 355
  3. 356
  4. 357
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the extra month that is added to the Hebrew calendar every few years?

  1. Adar
  2. Nisan
  3. Sivan
  4. Tammuz
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many days are there in a leap year in the Hebrew calendar?

  1. 384
  2. 385
  3. 386
  4. 387
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Jewish New Year?

  1. Rosh Hashanah
  2. Yom Kippur
  3. Sukkot
  4. Pesach
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Jewish Day of Atonement?

  1. Rosh Hashanah
  2. Yom Kippur
  3. Sukkot
  4. Pesach
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Jewish festival of lights?

  1. Rosh Hashanah
  2. Yom Kippur
  3. Sukkot
  4. Hanukkah
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Jewish festival of Passover?

  1. Rosh Hashanah
  2. Yom Kippur
  3. Sukkot
  4. Pesach
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Jewish festival of Shavuot?

  1. Rosh Hashanah
  2. Yom Kippur
  3. Sukkot
  4. Shavuot
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Jewish festival of Sukkot?

  1. Rosh Hashanah
  2. Yom Kippur
  3. Sukkot
  4. Pesach
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many years are there in a Jewish century?

  1. 100
  2. 101
  3. 102
  4. 103
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Jewish calendar cycle?

  1. The Metonic cycle
  2. The Saros cycle
  3. The Hebrew calendar cycle
  4. The Julian calendar cycle
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Jewish calendar era?

  1. The Anno Mundi era
  2. The Common Era
  3. The Anno Domini era
  4. The Hebrew calendar era
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the current year in the Hebrew calendar?

  1. 5783
  2. 5784
  3. 5785
  4. 5786
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the next Jewish leap year?

  1. 5785
  2. 5786
  3. 5787
  4. 5788