Kislev 5773

Kislev 5773 began 15 November 2012. Kislev is the 9th month of the Jewish calendar. Chanukah begins on the 24th day of Kislev. One famous woman’s Yahrzeit during Kislev is Emma Lazarus, one of the first successful Jewish American authors. Her poem “The New Colossus” is inscribed on the plaque of the Statue of Liberty. Another famous woman's Yahrzeit during Kislev is Golda Meir, Israel’s first female Prime Minister and at the time, the world’s third woman Prime Minister.