{"id":1031,"date":"2025-08-18T10:24:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/returntosinai.org\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:59:33","slug":"biblical-calendar-2025-from-aviv-to-sukkot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/returntosinai.org\/es\/biblical-calendar-2025-from-aviv-to-sukkot\/","title":{"rendered":"Biblical Calendar 2025: From Aviv to Sukkot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biblical calendar begins with the month of&nbsp;<strong>Aviv<\/strong>, as commanded in Exodus 12:2. In 2025,&nbsp;<strong>Aviv 1<\/strong>&nbsp;was determined by the&nbsp;<strong>sighting of the sliver of the new moon<\/strong>&nbsp;on the evening of&nbsp;<strong>March 29<\/strong>, marking the start of the biblical year. This post outlines the key dates and themes from Aviv through the fall feasts, with devotional insights for each season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<em>Note: All dates are based on visual new moon observation from Jerusalem. Fall feast dates may shift depending on the actual sighting of the new moon of the seventh month (Tishrei).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"timeline-of-biblical-months-2025\">Timeline of Biblical Months (2025)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#b6b393\"><thead><tr><th>Month<\/th><th>Start Date (Sunset)<\/th><th>Key Events<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Aviv<\/strong><\/td><td>March 29<\/td><td>Passover (April 12), Unleavened Bread<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Iyyar<\/strong><\/td><td>April 27<\/td><td>Counting the Omer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sivan<\/strong><\/td><td>May 26<\/td><td>Shavuot (Pentecost)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tammuz<\/strong><\/td><td>June 24<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Av<\/strong><\/td><td>July 23<\/td><td>Tisha B\u2019Av (Av 9)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Elul<\/strong><\/td><td>August 21<\/td><td>Month of repentance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tishrei<\/strong><\/td><td><em>Estimated:<\/em>&nbsp;September 19<\/td><td>Trumpets, Atonement, Sukkot<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-1);border-top-width:10px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-1);border-bottom-width:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:clamp(1.352em, 1.352rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 1.33), 2.2em);\">Devotional Themes by Season<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"elul-a-time-to-return\">Elul: A Time to Return<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dates:<\/strong>&nbsp;August 21\u2013September 18<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Repentance, introspection, preparing for the King<br><strong>Scripture:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Psalm 27<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Joel 2:12\u201313<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cReturn to Me with all your heart\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"yom-teruah-feast-of-trumpets\">Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Estimated Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;September 19 (Tishrei 1)<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Awakening, coronation, alertness<br><strong>Scripture:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Leviticus 23:24<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>1 Thessalonians 4:16\u201317<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYahweh Himself will descend with a shout\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Final date depends on the confirmed sighting of the new moon of the seventh month.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"yom-kippur-day-of-atonement\">Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Estimated Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;September 28 (Tishrei 10)<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Atonement, humility, reconciliation<br><strong>Scripture:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Isaiah 58<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Hebrews 9\u201310<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfflict your souls and present an offering\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sukkot-feast-of-tabernacles\">Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Estimated Dates:<\/strong>&nbsp;October 3\u20139 (Tishrei 15\u201321)<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Joy, dwelling, provision<br><strong>Scripture:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Zechariah 14:16\u201319<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>John 7<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe tabernacled among us\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"shemini-atzeret\">Shemini Atzeret<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Estimated Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;October 10 (Tishrei 22)<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Intimacy, lingering with God<br><strong>Scripture:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Deuteronomy 14:22\u201329<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Revelation 21<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe dwelling of God is with man\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-1);border-top-width:10px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-1);border-bottom-width:10px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:clamp(1.352em, 1.352rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 1.33), 2.2em);\">Closing Reflection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we journey from\u00a0<strong>redemption in Aviv<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>dwelling in Sukkot<\/strong>, the biblical calendar invites us to align our lives with Yahweh&#8217;s rhythm. May this season deepen your walk, awaken your spirit, and renew your joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<em>For communities following the observational calendar, feast dates may vary slightly depending on the actual sighting of the new moon. Stay watchful and ready.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Shalom<\/h2>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2025 Festivals based in the observational Biblical year calendar, fall festival are estimated. 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