Sivan
For the Hindu deity, see Shiva.
For other uses, see Sivan (disambiguation).
| ← Iyar Sivan (סִיוָן) Tammuz → | ||||
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 Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, marks the day the Torah was given to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai. Bikkurim are given as offerings, as in this picture from Nahalal, Israel in 2006. | ||||
| Month Number: | 3 | |||
| Number of Days: | 30 | |||
| Season: | Spring | |||
| Gregorian Equivalent: | May–June | |||
Sivan (Hebrew: סִיוָן, Standard Sivan Tiberian Sîwān ; from Akkadian simānu, meaning "Season; time") is the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a spring month of 30 days. Sivan usually falls in May–June on the Gregorian calendar.
Holidays in Sivan
- 6-7 Sivan - Shavuot
Sivan in Jewish history
- 1 Sivan (1096) - Worms Jews massacred by crusaders during morning prayers, after taking refuge in a local castle. (see "Iyar in Jewish History" for Iyar 8.)
- 6 Sivan (1760) - Death of Baal Shem Tov
- 7 Sivan (1834) - Safed Plunder breaks out
7 Sivan (1313 BC) - Moses ascends the mountain
- 13 Sivan (1648) - Chmielnicki Massacres
- 20 Sivan (1171) - The first blood libel in France - tens of Jewish men and women were burned alive in the French town of Blois on the accusation that Jews used the blood of Christian children in the preparation of matzah for Passover.
- 27 Sivan (1790) - Purim of Florence - the Jews of Florence were saved from a mob.
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