Explore the significance of Jewish Remembrance in the Jewish calendar, connecting time with loss and celebration.

In the haftorah, the prophet Isaiah shares a G-dly vision he had, rebuking the Jewish people for their sins and iniquities.

The Hebrew calendar (along with the Tibetan, Hindu and Chinese calendars), in comparison, is far more complicated and maintains harmony with both the solar and lunar cycles.

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 ...

That Hebrew calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar cycles. But the Gregorian calendar established by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 defines one year by the time it takes for Earth to ...

The calendar used most often everywhere else, the Gregorian calendar, is based on a solar cycle and the two calendars don't quite match up. The Hebrew calendar moves forward about 11 days every ...

Time keeps on slippin’ into the future thanks to imperfections in the Hebrew calendar Every year, Jews wonder when Hanukkah starts. In the year 3031, the answer will be easy — it just won’t.

That Hebrew calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar cycles. But the Gregorian calendar established by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 defines one year by the time it takes for Earth to ...