Tevet // טֵבֵת

Tevet is the fourth month of the civil year and the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It follows Kislev and precedes Shevat. It is a month of 29 days. Tevet usually occurs in December–January on the Gregorian calendar.  In the Babylonian calendar its name was Araḫ Ṭebētum, the "muddy month".

"Hanukkah concludes on the second of Tevet, thus completing the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. Places of prayer, such as the Temple in Jerusalem, the mishkan (the portable tabernacle that preceded the Temple), and synagogues, have always been highly prized in Jewish life. Jewish mystics teach that the body is like a temple–a dwelling-place of G!d and of our soul. Just as we mourn the defilement of the Temple by those who did not see it as a dwelling-place of G!d, so we lament the harmful ways in which we mistreat our bodies when we forget that they house our souls. The Hebrew word “Hanukkah” means “dedication.” Just as we celebrate the rededication of the Temple, so we affirm our own rededication and commitment to respectful treatment of our bodies, the temples of our souls."