Free Printable Hebrew Months Chart

About these hebrew months handouts

The Hebrew calendar is lunar, with months that begin at the new moon, and it is adjusted so that the festivals stay in their seasons. This chart lists the twelve months in the order of the year starting with Tishrei, which is the month of Rosh Hashanah. Each row gives the month in Hebrew and in English, its length in days, and the Gregorian months in which it usually starts.

Seven times in every nineteen years, a leap year adds a thirteenth month. The extra month is Adar I, with thirty days, and it comes before Adar II, so that Purim falls in Adar II in a leap year. The chart marks Adar I on its own row. Cheshvan and Kislev vary in length from year to year, which is why they show two possible lengths. The last column notes that the Torah counts Nisan as the first month even though the year number changes at Tishrei.

Month names appear in several English spellings, such as Cheshvan and Heshvan or Tishrei and Tishri, so the chart notes this. Use it in a Jewish studies class to place the festivals in the year, to see why the date of Passover moves against the Gregorian calendar, and to connect the months to the holidays chart. Dates are not printed here; they differ every year.

How to use them

1. Print the chart and place it beside the class calendar.
2. Read the months in order from Tishrei and say each one aloud.
3. Find the month of a coming festival on the chart.
4. Compare the Hebrew month with the Gregorian months in the last columns.
5. Mark leap years on the class calendar when the extra Adar occurs.

Classroom tips

• Teach the months in the order of the year, then ask students to tell you what comes after Kislev.
• Pair each month with its festival: Tishrei with the High Holidays, Kislev with Hanukkah, Nisan with Passover.
• Make a class wheel with twelve slices and add a thirteenth slice for leap years.
• Check the Hebrew year on any calendar you hang next to the chart; leap years have the extra month.

Notes on this page

• The twelve months, with Adar I and Adar II in leap years.
• Cheshvan and Kislev vary in length. English spellings of the months vary (Cheshvan, Heshvan; Tishrei, Tishri).
• Start months are computed from the Hebrew calendar rules and checked for Hebrew years 5700 to 5899.

Where the facts come from

• pyluach (Hebrew calendar library, PyPI): Independent check of the lane's Hebrew calendar code: 4,948 month boundary dates for Hebrew years 5700 to 5899 identical

Last reviewed 2026-10-03. Handout Hero designs are original and made for this site. They are general reference material; check your own school, district or tradition where it matters.