December derived its name from the Latin word “Decem” meaning ten (10). According to the old Roman calendar, it was the 10th month. This was before they dedicated their new first month to January moving December to the position of being the 12th month though it maintained its name as 10th
November derived its name from the Latin word “Novem” meaning (9). It is the ninth 9th month of the Biblical sacred calendar, the second 3rd month according to the civil calendar 5780 and the eleventh 11th month according to the Gregorian calendar. Though it became the 11th month, it retained
The word October was derived from the Latin “Octo” meaning eight (8). October retained its name from the Latin origin when July and August, named after Julius and Augustus Caesar respectively, were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans. It is now considered
August 2, 2019 is the first of Av, 5779. August 31, 2019 is the 30th of Av, 5779. According to the Biblical Sacred calendar this is the fifth (5th) month, and according to the Biblical civil calendar, it is the twelfth (12th) month. According to the Gregorian calendar, it remains the eighth