KISLEV  – the 9th month. The name is based on three Hebrew letters: Caf, Samech, and Lamed. Confidence / trust / hope  (kesel, kislayim — confidence, assurance) Security / comfort To be fat or thick  (a secondary meaning referring to abundance or fullness) Kislev is the month of hope or trust, especially hope for rain, because it occurs during the early winter in Israel when people wait for the heavy rains to begin. Why Kislev? Kislev falls during the darkest time of the year, near the winter...

The name of the fifth month on the Jewish calendar (counting from Nisan), Av, literally means “father.” It is customary to add the name...

The third month of the biblical year is called SIVAN Found only once in the Hebrew Scriptures Esther 8:9-11 – Deliverance of the Jewish...