Word of the Month

A weekly feature of Torah Tidbits to help clarify practical and conceptual aspects of the Jewish Calendar, thereby better fulfilling the mitzva of HaChodesh HaZeh Lachem...

1 Iyar was Rosh Chodesh
5 (this year) Yom HaZikaron
6 (this year) Yom HaAtzmaut
14 is Pesach Sheni
18 is Lag BaOmer
20 One of the not-so-common dates mentioned in the Torah - On the 20th of Iyar, the People of Israel traveled away from Har Sinai. They had been there since the first of Sivan, almost a full year earlier. Imagine having left Egypt, then seeing Mitzrayim pursue you, with mountains on either side and the Sea in front. Then after going through the Sea, having another 5 "exciting" (and nerve- racking) weeks until arriving at Sinai. A lot took place there - some good, some not - and finally, it's time to move on...
28 is Yom Yerushalayim (and the yahzeit of Shmuel HaNavi)

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