Hebrew Calendar | The Moon and the Mo’edim | Appointed Times

Shalom, Bnei Yisrael! Genesis 1:14-16 gives the account of Day 4 of the Creation in which Elohim divided the day from the night. He created two great lights, one with greater power than the other: The greater light, also known as the Sun, He created to rule the day; the lesser light, also known as … Continue reading Hebrew Calendar | The Moon and the Mo’edim | Appointed Times

Mo’edim and Holidays | List of Mo’edim and Biblical Holidays Observed at BY Initiative

Shalom Bnei Yisrael! The following is the list of the moe'dim, and other biblical holidays, remembered and observed at BY Initiative. The dates referenced for the moe'dim and biblical holidays are according to the Hebrew calendar: Mo'ed | HolidayDescription and Date ObservedShabbatThe weekly Sabbath. The seventh and last day of the seven-day week.Rosh ChodeshHead of … Continue reading Mo’edim and Holidays | List of Mo’edim and Biblical Holidays Observed at BY Initiative

Geography: The Countries and Territories of Oceania

Image credit: The CIA World Factbook. The following are the countries and territories of Oceania: Oceania FlagCountryCapitalOfficial Language(s)DemonymAustraliaCanberraEnglishAustralianFederated States of MicronesiaPalikirEnglishMicronesianFijiSuvaEnglish, Fijian, Fiji HindiFijianKiribatiSouth TarawaEnglish, GilberteseI-KiribatiMarshall IslandsMajuroMarshallese, EnglishMarshalleseNauruYarenNauruan, EnglishNauruanNew ZealandWellingtonEnglish, MaoriNew ZealanderNiueAlofiNiuean, EnglishNiueanPalauNgerulmudEnglish, PaluanPaluanPapua New GuineaPort MoresbyHiri Motu, Tok Pisin, EnglishPapua New GineanSamoaApiaSamoanSamoanSolomon IslandsHoniaraEnglishSolomon IslanderTongaNuku'alofaTongan, EnglishTonganTuvaluFunafitiTuvaluan, EnglishTuvaluanVanuatuPort VilaBislama, French, EnglishVanuatuan Territories FlagCountryCapitalOfficial Language(s)DemonymAmerican Samoa (US)Pago PagoEnglish, … Continue reading Geography: The Countries and Territories of Oceania

Geography: The Countries and Territories of Europe

Image credit: The CIA World Factbook. The following are the countries and territories of Europe: Europe FlagCountryCapitalOfficial Language(s)DemonymAlbaniaTiranaAlbanianAlbanianAndorraAndorra de VellaCatalanAndorranArmenia1YerevanArmenianArmenianAustriaViennaGermanAustrianAzerbaijan2BakuAzerbaijaniAzerbaijaniBelarusMinskBelarusian, RussianBelarusianBelgiumBrusselsDutch, French, GermanBelgianBosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoBosnian, Croatian, SerbianBosnian, HerzegovinianBulgariaSofiaBulgarianBulgarianCroatiaZagrebCroatianCroat, CroatianCyprusNicosiaGreek, TurkishCypriotCzech RepublicPragueCzechCzechDenmarkCopenhagenDanish, GreenlandicDanish, DaneEstoniaTallinnEstonianEstonianFinlandHelsinkiFinnish, SwedishFinnishFranceParisFrenchFrenchGeorgia3TbilisiGeorgianGeorgianGermanyBerlinGermanGermanGreeceAthensGreekGreekHungaryBudapestHungarianHungarianIcelandReykjavikIcelandicIcelandicIrelandDublinIrish/Irish Gaelic, EnglishIrishItalyRomeItalianItalianKazakhstanAstanaKazakh, RussianKazakhstaniLatviaRigaLatvianLatvianLiechtensteinVaduzGermanLiechtensteiner, LiechtensteinerinLithuaniaVilniusLithuanianLithuanianLuxembourgLuxembourgFrench, German, LuxembourgishLuxembourgerMacedoniaSkopjeMacedonianMacedonianMaltaVallettaMaltese, EnglishMalteseMoldovaChisinauRomanianMoldovanMonacoMonacoFrenchMonegasque, MonacanMontenegroPodgoricaMontenegrinMontenegrinNetherlandsAmsterdamDutchDutchNorwayOsloNorwegian, SamiNorwegianPolandWarsawPolishPole, PolishPortugalLisbonPortuguesePortugueseRomaniaBucharestRomanianRomanianRussia4MoscowRussianRussianSan MarinoSan MarinoItalianSammarineseSerbiaBelgradeSerbianSerbianSlovakiaBratislavaSlovakSlovakSloveniaLjubljanaSloveneSloveneSpainMadridSpanish, Basque, Calatan, GalicianSpanishSwedenStockholmSwedishSwede, SwedishSwitzerlandBernGerman, French, Italian, RomanshSwissTurkiye5AnkaraTurkishTurkishUkraineKievUkrainianUkrainianUnited Kingdom (Great Britain)LondonEnglishBritish, … Continue reading Geography: The Countries and Territories of Europe

Geography: The Countries and Territories of Asia

Image credit: The CIA World Factbook. The following are the countries and territories of Asia: Asia FlagCountryCapitalOfficial Language(s)DemonymAfghanistanKabulDari, PashtoAfghanArmenia1YerevanArmenianArmenianAzerbaijan2BakuAzerbaijaniAzerbaijaniBangladeshDhakaBengaliBangladeshiBhutanThimpuDzonghkaBhutaneseBruneiBandar Seri BegawanMalayBruneianCambodiaPhnom PenhKhmerCambodianChinaBeijingStandard ChineseChineseCyprusNicosiaGreek, TurkishCypriotGeorgia3TbilisiGeorgianGeorgianIndiaNew DelhiEnglish, HindiIndianIndonesiaJakartaIndonesianIndonesianJapanTokyoJapaneseJapaneseKazakhstanAsmaraKazakh, RussianKazakhstaniKorea, NorthPyongyangKoreanNorth KoreanKorea, SouthSeoulKoreanSouth KoreanKuwaitKuwait CityArabicKuwaitiKyrgyzstanBishkekKyrgyz, RussianKyrgyzLaosVientianeLaoLaotian, LaoMalaysiaKuala LumpurMalayMalaysianMaldivesMaléMaldivian (Dhivehi)MaldivianMongoliaUlaanbaatarMongolianMongolianMyanmar (Burma)NaypyidawBurmeseBurmeseNepalKathmanduNepaliNepali, Nepalese, GurkhaPakistanIslamabadEnglish, UrduPakistaniPhilippinesManilaFilipino, Tagalog, EnglishFilipinoRussia4MoscowRussianRussianSingaporeSingaporeEnglish, Malay, Mandarin, TamilSingaporeanSri LankaSri Jayawardenepura Kotte, ColomboSinhala, TamilSri LankanTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)TaipeiStandard ChineseTaiwaneseTajikistanDushanbeTajikTajikistaniThailandBangkokThaiThaiTimor-Leste (East … Continue reading Geography: The Countries and Territories of Asia

Geography: The Countries and Territories of Africa and the Middle East

Image credit: The CIA World Factbook. The following are the countries and territories of Africa and the Middle East (Northeast Africa): Africa FlagCountryCapitalOfficial Language(s)DemonymAlgeriaAlgiersArabicAlgerianAngolaLuandaPortugueseAngolanBeninPorto NovoFrenchBeninese, BeninoisBotswanaGaboroneEnglish, SetswanaBatswana, MotswanaBurkina FasoOuagadougouFrenchBurkinabeBurundiBujumburaKirundi, FrenchBurundianCameroonYaoundeEnglish, FrenchCameroonianCape VerdePraiaPortugueseCabo VerdeanCentral African RepublicBanguiFrench, SangoCentral AfricanChadN'DjamenaFrench, ArabicChadianComorosMoroniComorian, Arabic, FrenchComoranDemocratic Republic of the CongoKinshasaFrenchCongoleseRepublic of the CongoBrazzavilleFrenchCongoleseDjiboutiDjiboutiFrench, ArabicDjiboutianEgyptCairoArabicEgyptianEquatorial GuineaMalaboSpanish, French, PortugueseEquatoguinean, Equatorial GuineanEritreaAsmaraTigrinya, Arabic, EnglishErtreanEswatiniLobamba, … Continue reading Geography: The Countries and Territories of Africa and the Middle East

Geography: The Countries and Territories of South America

Image credit: The CIA World Factbook South America is a continent located mostly in the southern half of the Western Hemisphere. The continent is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, by the Atlantic Ocean on the north and east, and by the Caribbean Sea and North America on the northwest. The following are … Continue reading Geography: The Countries and Territories of South America

Geography: The Countries and Territories of North America

Image credit: The CIA World Factbook North America is a continent located in the almost entirely northern half of the Western Hemisphere. The continent is made up of three regions: Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean. The following are the countries and territories of North America: Northern America FlagCountryCapitalOfficial Language(s)Demonym Bermuda (UK)HamiltonEnglishBermudan CanadaOttawaEnglish, FrenchCanadian Greenland (Den.)Nuuk (Godthåb)Greenlandic … Continue reading Geography: The Countries and Territories of North America