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The Months of the Year
SivanThe astrological sign for Sivan is Gemini, the twins. This alludes to the complexity necessary for learning the Torah, which was given in this month. The Torah comprises the Written Torah and the Oral Torah, and it was given to us in the third month, a time that reflects its complexity. This complexity ultimately leads to recognition of the unity [of the Torah].
Because Jacob [the third patriarch] is [designated by the sign Gemini, i.e., the] twins,