Almanac of Important Jewish and Biblical Dates
| Month | Hebrew Name | Astrological Sign |
|---|---|---|
| Tishrei | Moznayim | Libra |
| Cheshvan | Akrav | Scorpio |
| Kislev | Keshet | Sagittarius |
| Teves | G'di | Capricorn |
| Shevat | D'li | Aquarius |
| Adar (on leap years there is a double month of Adar) | Dagim | Pisces |
| Nissan | Taleh | Aries |
| Iyar | Shor | Taurus |
| Sivan | Teomim | Gemini |
| Tammuz | Sartan | Cancer |
| Av | Aryeh | Leo |
| Elul | Betulah | Virgo |
(Hebrew name: Aryeh, Astrological sign: Leo)
| 1 |
Aharon the High Priest and his son, Elazar HaKohen HaGadol, died; Ezekiel’s prophecy on the port Tyre (Yechez’kel 26); Ezra arrived at jerusalem (Ezra 7:9); Plague of Frogs Yahrzeit of the Chasam Sofer |
|---|---|
| 2 | Yahrzeit of Rabbi Aharon Te’omim of Cracow |
| 3 | Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimshon of Ostropola. |
| 4 |
Yahrzeit of Rabbi Rafa'el Ankvah of Morocco, author of the sefer Karnei Re’eim Yahrzeit of Rabbi Menachem Azarya of Pano |
| 5 |
Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria (HaAri) (5294-5332/1534/1572) Yahrzeit of Rabbi Haim Ozer Grodzanski, author of the sefer Sheilot Utshuvot Achi’ezer Yahrzeit of Rabbi Gedalia Chayun Yahrzeit of Rabbi Chaim of Krasne |
| 7 |
Nebuzaradan arrived to destroy Jerusalem (Melochim II 25:8) Yahrzeit of Rabbi Moshe Grinwald, author of the sefer Arugot Habosem |
| 9 |
Tish'ah B'Av (commemorates primarily destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem and history has shown us that it is a day of misfortune), the Spies returned from Eretz Yisro’el; the First and Second Holy Temples were destroyed; Beitar fell, enabling Tineius Rufus to destroy Jerusalem (3894/134) Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak HaLevi, the Chozeh of Lublin |
| 10 |
Issachar ben Yaakov Aveinu born, also his Yahrzeit; the Temple was burnt down. Yahrzeit of Rabbi Don Yitzchak Abarbanel |
| 13 | Yahrzeit of Rabbi Natan Neta Shapira. |
| 14 | Yahrzeit of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh of Liska |
| 15 | The soldiers that prevented the Babylonian exiles from coming to Jerusalem were removed; the tribes were permitted to intermarry; the generation in the desert all died out and prophesy was restored to Moses; the marriageable-age girls of Jerusalem used to dance in the vineyards |
| 17 | Dove sent out by Noah for the first time |
| 18 | The western lamp (menorah) in the Temple ceased to be lit in the days of King Ahaz (Divrei Hayomim II 29:7) |
| 19 | End of Ezekiel’s lying on his side (Yechez’kel 4:4); Yahrzeit of Rabbi Ya’akov Kuli, author of the sefer Mei’am Lo’eiz |
| 20 | Yahrzeit of Rabbi Eliezer of Anipoli |
| 21 | Yahrzeit of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk |
| 24 | Dove sent out second time |
| 22 | Yahrzeit of Rabbi Meir of Permishlein |
| 26 |
Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yo’el Teitelbaum, Satmar Rav, author of the sefer Vayo’el Moshe Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yehuda Fatiya |
| 27 | Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yehuda Moshe Ptaya |
| 28 | Moses came down from Mt. Sinai to hew the second set of tablets |
| 29 | Moses ascended the Mount for the second 40-day period; Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shmu’el Salant, Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem |