Sixth Month Of Jewish Calendar

Sixth Month Of Jewish Calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 6th month of the hebrew year, has 29 days, and corresponds to august or september on the gregorian calendar. The jewish calendar is lunisolar.

Although the month of elul — the sixth month of the jewish year, which immediately precedes rosh hashanah — has no special importance in the bible or in early rabbinic writings, various customs arose sometime during the first. “elul” is the sixth month of the year, counting from “nisan,” called in the chumash, “the first month.” counting from “tishrei”, the month of rosh hashanah, “elul” is the twelfth, and last month in the year.