Hebrew calendar
Britishnoun
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Palestinians mark Nakba Day on 15 May according to the Gregorian calendar, while the timing of Israel's Independence Day follows the Hebrew calendar.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2023
According to the Hebrew calendar, Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising — the most significant act of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
Then, in the final days of the month — and the Hebrew calendar year — intense winds pushed the blaze toward the Lake Tahoe Basin, threatening to raze the homes of another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
Hanukkah follows the lunar Hebrew calendar, which means the dates vary from year to year.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2018
Chodesh is the word most commonly employed, and this, in itself, is sufficient to show that the Hebrew calendar month was a lunar one.
From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by E. Walter (Edward Walter) Maunder
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