Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud

lunisolar calendar - a calendar based on both lunar and solar cycles

Jewish calendar month - a month in the Jewish calendar

Tishri - the first month of the civil year; the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in September and October)

Heshvan - the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November)

Chislev, Kislev - the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December)

Tebet, Tevet - the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January)

Shebat, Shevat - the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February)

Adar - the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)

Adar Sheni, Veadar - included seven times in every 19 years

Nisan, Nissan - the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April)

Iyar, Iyyar - the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May)

Sivan, Siwan - the ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June)

Tammuz, Thammuz - the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July)

Av, Ab - the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)

Ellul, Elul - the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September)