Tevet (טבת) Basics

Introduction to the Jewish month of Tevet, including correspondences

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Moon of Clarity (December/January)
Tevet is a month to seek clarity on our path; even though the days are still short and the nights are long and dark.

Basics

• Linear Month: 4

• Torah Month: 10

• Season: Winter

• Holidays: Hanukkah, Tekufah Tevet (Winter Solstice)

• Offerings¹: Symbols of Seeking and Light

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

• Symbol: Candles

• Spiritual Focus³: Personal connection to Divine through creative expression

• Netivah: Doreshet (דורשת) Seeker

• Constellation: G’di (גדי) Capricorn / Kid Goat

• Letter: Ayin (ע)

• Tribe: Dan

• Sense: Anger

• Tarot Card⁴: Devil

• Soul Trait⁵: Sakranut (סקרנות) Curiosity

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