The Jewish calendar system is very intricate but can be summed up with a few rules, said Rabbi Baruch Fogel, a Judaic studies lecturer at Touro University in Manhattan: "Each month is either 29 or ...

also known as the Gregorian calendar, is solar based. Hanukkah always starts on the 25 th day of the Jewish month of Kislev. This is typically between late November and late December on the ...

The observance of Jewish holidays, however, follows a lunisolar calendar—one that keeps track of the earth’s orbit around the sun to determine a year’s length but also factors in the phases ...

Hanukkah's start date on the Gregorian calendar varies year by year because the Jewish calendar is based on luni-solar calendar cycles. According to Chabad, months under the Hebrew calendar follow ...

For many, this past week marked the start of a new year. That’s true for the Jewish community too, though let us create ...

Hanukkah celebrations begin on the 25th day of the 9th month of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. But The Gregorian calendar, which is based on Earth's yearly progression around the Sun, and the ...

This week, two holidays are being celebrated across the country, as the first night of Hanukkah falls on the same day as Christmas. The Jewish celebration of the Festival of Lights begins at ...

To ensure that the Jewish holidays align with their traditional seasons on the Gregorian calendar, the primary dating system used by the Western world, an additional "leap month" is added to the ...