Detail of a photo of the gravestone of Bendix Külsheimer at the Jewish cemetery Vöhl. Photo: Kurt-Willi Julius, 2002.
Translation of the inscription:
Here lies buried Pinchas, the son of Samuel. He passed away on 7 Nissan 670. May his soul be bound up in the bundle of life.
The full date is 7 Nissan 5670, which is 16 April 1910.
Today is
and, according to the Jewish calendar (CET), the
and, according to the Jewish calendar (CET), the
The Jewish calendar is a mixture of the lunar and solar calendars. On average, a lunar month is added every three years to harmonise the two calendars.
Jewish and Christian festivals have parallels; in 2021, a series of events was organised with the
series of events was organised with the Protestant church. Some of these festivals are described in Sanja Mohnen's lecture on Jewish festivals.