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 ...

Jewish people observe the High Holy Days in the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar, starting this year on the evening of September 22. These holidays commemorate concepts such as renewal, ...

This week, Yalies gathered to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah began on Monday — signifying the advent of the Hebrew calendar year 5786 — and ended on Wednesday. Yale’s ...

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 ...

This year both the Jewish New Year and the Islamic New Year will fall on the same day. With both faiths beginning their days at sunset, the Islamic New Year will begin the evening of Thursday, ...

Dec. 25 is extra special this year: It's the date Christmas is always celebrated and, in 2024, marks the day Hanukkah begins. The eight-day "festival of lights" is observed by Jews around the world ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and one of Judaism’s holiest days, begins on Sept. 22. The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, begins this week and marks the beginning of the Days of Awe, a 10-day ...