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: Shor, Astrological sign: Taurus)
| 1 |
16th day of the Omer Yahrzeit of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk Yahrzeit of Rabbi Natan Shapira |
|---|---|
| 2 |
17th day of the Omer Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke HaLevi Horovitz of Nikolsburg Yahrzeit of Rabbi Avraham Dov Ber of Chmelnik |
| 3 |
18th day of the Omer Yahrzeit of Choni HaMeagel |
| 4 |
19th day of the Omer Yom HaZikaron (Israel Fallen Heroes Rememberance Day - military and non-military) |
| 5 |
20th day of the Omer Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day) |
| 6 | 21st day of the Omer |
| 7 |
22nd day of the Omer Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim of Luntchitz, author of Kli Yakar |
| 8 | 23rd day of the Omer |
| 9 | 24th day of the Omer |
| 10 |
25th day of the Omer Yahrzeit of Eli HaKohen HaGadol Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yitzchak Alfasi |
| 11 |
26th day of the Omer Yahrzeit of Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Horowitz of Rupshitz Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yehuda Tzvi of Stretin |
| 12 | 27th day of the Omer |
| 13 | 28th day of the Omer |
| 14 |
29th day of the Omer Yahrzeit of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yehuda Tzvi of Stretin, great grandson of Rabbi Yehuda Tzvi of Stretin (see 11 Iyar) |
| 15 | 30th day of the Omer |
| 16 | 31st day of the Omer |
| 17 |
32nd day of the Omer Yahrzeit of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Ephraim of Sedilkov |
| 18 |
33rd day of the Omer Lag B'Omer (The 33rd day of the Omer, the Omer period mourning is interupted for one day because the plague of Rabbi Akiva's students stopped and this is the yahrzeit of Tana Rebbe Shimon Bar Yochai - tens of thousands gather at his site in Meron, Israel to rejoice with prayer, music, bonfires and barbeque feasts. Weddings and other joyous occasions are permitted on this joyous day) Yahrzeit of Rov Moshe Iserless, Rema, Z"L, who is buried in Cracow. Important writings some of which are in regard to Ashkenazic customs in the Mappah on the Schulchon Oruch. |
| 19 |
34th day of the Omer Yahrzeit of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimonov |
| 20 |
35th day of the Omer Yahrzeit of Rabbi Mordechai of Chernobel |
| 21 | 36th day of the Omer |
| 22 | 37th day of the Omer |
| 23 | 38th day of the Omer |
| 24 | 39th day of the Omer |
| 25 | 40th day of the Omer |
| 26 |
41st day of the Omer Yahrzei of Rabbi Saadya Gaon Yahrzeit of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato, Ramchal |
| 27 | 42nd day of the Omer |
| 28 |
43rd day of the Omer Yahrzeit of Shmule HaNavi. Samuel the Prophet had an integration of the souls of both Moshe Rabeinu (Moses) and his brother Aaron HaCohen (the High Priest). Shmule HaNavi (Samuel) anointed King Saul (the first king of Israel) and then King David (the eternal king of Israel). Yom Yerushalayim (commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967 by the Israel Defense Forces during the Six Day War when Israel was attacked by its Arab neighbors) |
| 29 |
44th day of the Omer |