Jewish holidays take place in the unique context of the Jewish calendar, which, though mainly lunar, is in fact a hybrid using aspects of both the solar and lunar calendars. In addition to the ...

When does Hanukkah start? While Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25 every year, the date for Hanukkah changes. Here's why.

The exact date varies each year as it's based on the lunar calendar, and marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. Rosh ...

This month of back-to-back holidays is called Tishrei on the Jewish lunar calendar. Rosh Hashana occurs on the first of the month, segueing into the 10 so-called Days of Awe leading up to Yom ...

On Wednesday night, on the Jewish (lunar) calendar, we will mark one year from the Simchas Torah (Oct. 7) massacre of the Jewish people. It is a morning that will remain forever etched in my mind.

The cruelty of this year’s Jewish-lunar calendar is maddening. Tonight, we welcome a New Jewish Year. In five short days, this community will gather together at the JCC to commemorate the first ...

Today marks one year (on the Jewish/lunar calendar) since that fateful day, Oct. 7, 2023, when our sense of security and safety as Jews in Israel, the United States and around the world was shattered.

New moons are called such because in many lunar calendar systems, such as the Islamic or Hebrew calendars, months were ...

December 3, 2024 Feast of St. Francis Xavier Christian/Catholic December 9, 2024 Feast of the Immaculate Conception Christian/Catholic ...

But with the holiday, which is determined by the Hebrew lunar calendar, occurring two weeks earlier, “it was really touch and go,” Kaminetsky said. The main complication was in obtaining the ...

From religious and cultural holidays to region-specific commemorations, the holiday calendars across the 50 states and the ...