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 ...

Technically, the holiday is September 21 and 22—the first and second days of the month Tishrei on the Jewish calendar—but in Judaism, the day begins at sundown the prior night.

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. By ABC News. September 29, 2017, 1:55 PM. 1:06. A shofar, tallis, and prayer book. Getty Images, file photo ...

Every year, Passover begins on the 15th day of Nisan, the first month of the Jewish calendar. The celebrations last for seven or eight days, depending on where the holiday is celebrated.

Hanukkah is nearly upon us. The Jewish holiday runs for a little over a week and usually falls in late November or mid-December. This is what you should know. Hanukkah begins at nightfall on ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, or Chanukah — the Festival of Lights — is underway. It began at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25 and will continue into the beginning of 2025.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man swings a chicken over his kid's head in Bnei Brak, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 as part of the Kaparot ritual a day before the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.