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Sivan is the third month on the Jewish calendar counting from Nissan. In the month of Sivan, we celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, when the Torah was given by G‑d to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago.
Sivan (Hebrew: סִיוָן , Standard Sīvan, Tiberian Sīwān; from Akkadian simānu, meaning "Season; time") is the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar.
10 Sivan Facts Every Jew Should Know. By Menachem Posner. Art by Rivka Korf Studio. 1. Sivan is the 3rd Month on the Jewish Calendar. Counting from the springtime month of Nisan , Sivan is the third month on the calendar. Conversely, counting from the month of Tishrei ( Rosh Hashanah) in the fall, it is month number nine.
Sivan is the ninth month of the Hebrew year (or the third month when counting from Nissan). Like all Hebrew months, the name Sivan is of Babylonian origin, corresponding to the constellation of the Twins (Gemini), visible in the night sky during this lunar month.
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The third month of the Jewish calendar (as reckoned from the month of Nisan) is called Sivan (סִיוָן), which usually begins during late May or early June. In the Torah this month is simply called "the third month" (i.e., chodesh ha-shlishi: חדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי ), though some time after the Babylonian Captivity it assumed ...
Sense: Walking. In the month of Sivan, the Jewish people celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, when God gave the Torah to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai, more than 3,300 years ago. Every year on the holiday of Shavuot, we renew our acceptance of this gift, and God “re-gives” the Torah.
