In the Hebrew calendar, the month of Nissan immediately precedes Iyar.
May is roughly equivalent to the Hebrew month of Iyar.
Depends what yearly system you use. Different religions use different years. August is the 8th month, yes, but the eighth month of the Jewish calendar is the month of Iyar. It is 29 days long. Iyar usually falls between April and May on the Gregorian calendar.
Iyar.
The month of Iyyar means healing. It is associated with Introspection and Self improvement or self refinement. It is also known as Ayaru which is an acronym for "Ani Hashem Rof'echa": "I am the Eternal your healer".
This may be somewhat confusing, but here it is: Printed Jewish calendars, or books that outline the order of prayers through the year, will begin with the month of 'Tishrei' ... the month in which Rosh Hashana, "Head of the Year", occurs ... usually corresponding to sometime in September. The next month ... second in the printed calendar ... is 'Cheshvan'. But the Torah refers to those months as the seventh and eighth months respectively. As far as the Torah is concerned, the first month is the month of 'Nissan' ... the month in which Passover occurs ... corresponding to some time in March or April. On that basis, the second month is 'Iyar'.
Iyar occurs in April-May on the Gregorian calendar.
The name of the Hebrew month that comes before Iyar is called: "nisan".
May 14 1948 or in the Hebrew calendar,the 15 of Iyar of 5708.14 of May, 1948
This may be somewhat confusing, but here it is: Printed Jewish calendars, or books that outline the order of prayers through the year, will begin with the month of 'Tishrei' ... the month in which Rosh Hashana, "Head of the Year", occurs ... usually corresponding to sometime in September. The next month ... second in the printed calendar ... is 'Cheshvan'. But the Torah refers to those months as the seventh and eighth months respectively. As far as the Torah is concerned, the first month is the month of 'Nissan' ... the month in which Passover occurs ... corresponding to some time in March or April. On that basis, the second month is 'Iyar'.
Iyyar is the name of a Hebrew month, that falls in the Summer.
Most of the annual holy days are concentrated in the month of Tishrei. However, Judaism doesn't have the concept of a holy month.