Kislew
Kislew ( Hebrew כסלו) is the third month according to the “civil” Jewish calendar and the ninth month according to the “religious” calendar. The length of the month is normally 29 days; due to switching rules in excessive years 30 days (about every second to third year). Compared to the Gregorian calendar , the beginning of the month Kislew fluctuates between mid-November and mid-December, which is related to the fact that the Jewish calendar is not a solar calendar like the Gregorian, but a lunisolar calendar .
The name Kislew comes from Akkadian and means "thick", which indicates the thick rain clouds of the onset of winter rain.
All Jewish month names come from the time of the Babylonian exile . In the Tanach the term Kislew is used twice ( Sach 7,1 LUT and Neh 1,1 LUT ).
According to Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 1,3 , the kislev was one of the months when messengers were sent out to announce the new moon observed. The reason for this is that the feast of Hanukkah , which begins on the 25th of the month, should be celebrated together.
