Elul: It’s the month that quietly ushers in one of the most spiritually significant seasons on the Jewish calendar, even though many Jews might not be familiar with it. It is the final month on the ...

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 is coming up. Here's when the Jewish holiday is this year and what it celebrates.

Here's what to know about Passover, when Passover 2026 begins and ends, and a calendar of when other Jewish holidays land in ...

Holy Week 2026 begins with Palm Sunday on March 29 and concludes with Easter Sunday on April 5. The Jewish holiday of Passover will begin on April 1, 2026, overlapping with Holy Week. Easter's date is ...

The two-day holiday known as Rosh Hashanah kicks off the beginning of the Jewish "High Holidays," a ten-day period of repentance and reflection that culminates with Yom Kippur, also known as the Day ...

Rosh Hashanah is one of Judaism's holiest days. Meaning “head of the year” or “first of the year,” Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish new year — marks the creation of the world. It also marks the beginning of ...