THE GREAT CALENDARS.
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143. Jewish Calendar. (A.D. 1896, A.M. 5656–57.)
The Year 5656 commenced September 19th, 1895.
| Jan. | 16 | New Moon | Sebat | 1 |
| Feb. | 15 | New Moon | Adar | 1 |
| Feb.„ | 27 | Fast of Esther | Sivan„ | 13 |
| Feb.„ | 28 | Purim | Sivan„ | 14 |
| Feb.„ | 29 | Shusan Purim | Sivan„ | 15 |
| Mar. | 15 | New Moon | Nisan | 1 |
| Mar.„ | 29 | Festival of Passover | Sivan„ | 15 |
| Mar.„ | 30 | Festival of„ Passover„ 2nd day | Sivan„ | 16 |
| April | 4 | Festival of„ Passover„ 7th day | Sivan„ | 21 |
| Mar.„ | 5 | Festival of„ Passover„ ends | Sivan„ | 22 |
| Mar.„ | 14 | New Moon | Yiar | 1 |
| May | 1 | Festival, 33rd day of Omer | Sivan„ | 18 |
| Mar.„ | 13 | New Moon | Sivan | 1 |
| Mar.„ | 18 | Festival of Weeks | Sivan„ | 6 |
| Mar.„ | 19 | Festival of„ Weeks„ 2nd day | Sivan„ | 7 |
| June | 12 | New Moon | Tamuz | 1 |
| Mar.„ | 28 | Fast of Tamuz | Tamuz„ | 17 |
| July | 11 | New Moon | Ab | 1 |
| Mar.„ | 19 | Fast, Destruction of Temple | Ab„ | 9 |
| Aug. | 10 | New Moon | Elul | 1 |
| Sept. | 8 | First day of New Year, 5657 | Tishri | 1 |
| Mar.„ | 10 | Fast of Guedaliah | Tishri„ | 3 |
| Mar.„ | 17 | Fast of Expiation | Tishri„ | 10 |
| Mar.„ | 22 | Feast of Tabernacles | Tishri„ | 15 |
| Mar.„ | 28 | Hosana Raba | Tishri„ | 21 |
| Mar.„ | 29 | Feast of the 8th day | Tishri„ | 22 |
| Mar.„ | 30 | Rejoicing of the Law | Tishri„ | 23 |
| Oct. | 8 | New Moon | Hesvan | 1 |
| Nov. | 6 | New Moon | Kisley | 1 |
| Mar.„ | 30 | Dedication of the Temple | Tishri„ | 1 |
| Dec. | 6 | New Moon | Tebet | 1 |
| Mar.„ | 15 | Fast, Siege of Jerusalem | Tebet„ | 10 |
Note.—All the Jewish Sabbaths, Festivals and Fasts commence the previous Evening at Sunset.
