In 2025 (or ה'5785 on the Hebrew calendar) Purim begins at sundown on Thursday, March 13, and ends at nightfall on Friday, ... In ancient times, some observers burned effigies of Haman.

(RNS) — Elul, the current and final month in the ancient Hebrew calendar, is a time of introspection, preparation and forgiveness as Jews prepare for the High Holidays: first the new year ...

The Jewish calendar year begins around the autumnal equinox and then has 12 lunar months, each lasting about 30 days: Tishrei, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Nisan (the spring month in ...

The Jewish calendar reminds us where we’ve been — and what’s next. Like the fruit of a tree, ... Shavuot marked the culmination of the wheat harvest in the ancient land of Israel.

In the secular calendar, a new month begins in the middle of the moon’s cycle. In the Jewish calendar, a new month begins with the new moon. The Hebrew word for month is chodesh which also means ...

Passover began on April 12 and will continue through the upcoming weekend. Passover is a Jewish holiday during the month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It usually falls on a day in March or ...

The Hebrew calendar, introduced in the year 359, is supposed to tell Jews when to celebrate Passover, supposedly making Brill’s barley inspection unnecessary.

While Hanukkah occurs around Christmas, it is not “Jewish Christmas.” The dates of Hanukkah are determined by the ancient Hebrew calendar, which is based on a lunar cycle.

(RNS) — Elul, the current and final month in the ancient Hebrew calendar, is a time of introspection, preparation and forgiveness as Jews prepare for the High Holidays: first the new year ...

In 2025 (or ה'5785 on the Hebrew calendar) Purim begins at sundown on Thursday, March 13, and ends at nightfall on Friday, ... In ancient times, some observers burned effigies of Haman.