Page 16 - Khodesh - Month
According to Karaite doctrine, the beginning of the month - Rosh Khodesh is determined on the visibility of the moon on the horizon, ie, when the new moon becomes visible with the naked eye.
In the time of existence of the Temple, the Israelites used to bring sacrifices to God during this day and they considered this day a feast, for this reason also we add special prayers during worship on Rosh Khodesh.
All years have 12 months; with the exception of leap years, which have 13 months; namely we have the 1st month - Tishri, the 2nd month - Kheshvan, 3rd month - Kislev, 4th month - Tevet, 5th month - Shevat, 6th month - Adar, 7th month - Nisan, 8th month - Iyar, the 9th month - Sivan, 10th month - Tammuz, 11th month - Av, the 12th month - Elul, and 13th month - va-Adar. According to our traditions, these month names of months come from the time of the Ezra and are Aramaic names.
In the Torah we do not find these names for the months, the months are named by their sequence; for example the 1st month, 2nd month, etc.
In the time of existence of the Temple, the Israelites used to bring sacrifices to God during this day and they considered this day a feast, for this reason also we add special prayers during worship on Rosh Khodesh.
All years have 12 months; with the exception of leap years, which have 13 months; namely we have the 1st month - Tishri, the 2nd month - Kheshvan, 3rd month - Kislev, 4th month - Tevet, 5th month - Shevat, 6th month - Adar, 7th month - Nisan, 8th month - Iyar, the 9th month - Sivan, 10th month - Tammuz, 11th month - Av, the 12th month - Elul, and 13th month - va-Adar. According to our traditions, these month names of months come from the time of the Ezra and are Aramaic names.
In the Torah we do not find these names for the months, the months are named by their sequence; for example the 1st month, 2nd month, etc.
At the beginning of year we identify the month during which our ancestors came out of Egypt, this month was called Aviv, it is now know as Nisan; in TaNaKh (in the book of Kings) we can find 3 other names for months: the second month Ziv which is now known as Iyar, the seventh month Etanim which is now known as Tishri and the eighth month Bul which is now known as Kheshvan.
The months that have 30 days are called complete, and the months with 29 days are called incomplete.
The months that have 30 days are called complete, and the months with 29 days are called incomplete.