Why? Unlike our secular calendar, which is based on the solar year of 365 1/4 days (plus a few odd minutes), the Hebrew ...

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 ...

When does Hanukkah start? While Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25 every year, the date for Hanukkah changes. Here's why.

The tenth day of every Hebrew calendar month of Tishrei is known as Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The primary source of the holiness of that day comes from the historical account of the Torah ...