Sivan (סִיוָן) Basics

Intro to the Jewish month of Sivan

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Moon of Receiving (May/June)
Sivan is the month of receiving both communal and personal revelations at Sinai on Shavuot.

Basics

• Linear Month: 9

• Torah Month: 3

• Season: Spring

• Holidays:  Shavuot

• Offerings¹: Wheat, Dairy, First Fruits

• Element²: Mayim (מַיִם) Water within Eish (אֵשׁ) Fire

• Spiritual Focus³: Uncover and expose hidden truths

• Netivah: Neviah (נְבִיאָה) Prophetess

• Astrological Sign:  Gemini

• Symbol: Milk

• Letter: Zayin – ז

• Tribe: Zevulon

• Sense: Movement

• Tarot Card⁴: Lovers

• Soul Trait⁵: Emet (אמת) Truth

Note: Letter, Tribe, and Sense are derived from the Sefer Yetzirah
See NOTES for additional information on sources of these all correspondences.