The Jewish calendar is confusing. The Hebrew months have names, but they are Persian in origin. Why do Hebrew months have Persian names? Another question: These names are not employed by the Five ...

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Readers Ze’ev Orzech and Seth Cohen have written separately to inquire about the names of the months in the Hebrew calendar. Mr. Orzech especially wants to know about the calendar of the “Qumran sect” ...

Months on paper Sir, –The president of Israel’s Supreme Court says courts should include the Hebrew date alongside the secular date (“Grunis orders Hebrew date on court documents,” October 10). This ...