Note 47 — II. OUR DUTIES. (continued 4)

Calendar is derived from the Latin Calendæ, which signifies the first of the month. The Hebrew term ‏לוח‎, used for “Calendar” or “Almanac,” denotes “table” or “tablet.” In the Talmud. Sod (or Yesod) ha-ibbur is used in the sense of “the theory of the Calendar:” literally, the term denotes the fixing of the additional day to the month or the additional month to the year. ↑