Nissan, Month of

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Nissan, Month of: the Hebrew month in which Passover falls; mandated by the Torah to occur in the spring.

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Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Nissan is the first month, but it comes six months after the beginning of the year; Rosh Hashanah is the first day of the year, but it falls in the seventh month. Makes sense? It does, if you’re a Jew.

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Are We Having Fun Yet?

By Shalom Paltiel

In our dual quests for the security of routine on the one hand and the excitement of change on the other, we've been quite successful in the former, but have failed miserably in the latter. Why is it so hard for us to have fun?

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How does the spring equinox relate to the timing of Passover? Q&A

By Menachem Posner

The Jewish calendar normally consists of twelve lunar months. A lunar month -- from the moment when the crescent new-moon appears until it disappears once again -- is roughly 29.5 days. Twelve lunar months equal 354 days; eleven days less than the solar ...

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Passover & Nissan The Month of Our Redemption

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The Original New Moon

By Avraham Arieh Trugman

In the spring equinox month of Nisan, both in nature and in the soul, new life force and potential is about to manifest.

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