5 September 2022
Shalom Aleichem,
דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֗דֶשׁ יִֽהְיֶ֤ה לָכֶם֙ שַׁבָּת֔וֹן זִכְר֥וֹן תְּרוּעָ֖ה מִקְרָא־קֹֽדֶשׁ:
DaBër el-B’nëy yis’räël lëmor Bachodesh haSH’viyiy B’echäd lachodesh yih’yeh läkhem shaBätôn zikh’rôn T’rûäh miq’rä-qodesh.
Speak to the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, it shall be a Sabbath for you, a remembrance of [Israel through] Teruah a holy occasion.
Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:24
The seventh new moon is expected to be visible in Israel on 27 September if conditions permit. In parts of the Americas, the new moon is expected to be visible on 26 September.
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Seventh Moon in the Miqra
- Bereishit (Genesis) 8:4
- Vayikra (Leviticus) 16:29; 23:24, 27, 34, 39, 41; 25:9
- Bamidbar (Numbers) 29:1, 7, 12
- Melachim I (1 Kings) 8:2 (mentions Ethanim)
- Melachim II (2 Kings) 25:25
- Divrei Hayamim I (1 Chron.) 27:10
- Divrei Hayamim II(2 Chron.) 5:3; 7:10; 31:7
- Ezra 3:1, 6
- Nechemiah (Nehemiah) 8:2, 14
- Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 28:17; 41:1
- Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 45:25
- Chaggai (Haggai) 2:1
May יהוה be with you,
Ya’aqov Meyer
Estimated Seventh Month Observations
Based on the estimated Israel New Moon Sighting on 27 September at sunset.
Observance |
7th New Moon (Ethanim / Tishrei) |
Modern Calendar |
| Yom Teruah | 1 | 27 to 28 September (Sunset/Darkness) |
| Yom Kippur | 10 | 6 to 7 October (Sunset/Darkness) |
| Chag Sukkot | 15 to 21 | 11 to 18 October (Sunset/Darkness) |
| Yom Atsereth | 22 | 18 to 19 October (Sunset/Darkness) |