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

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.

The calendars — which sell for $26.95 with a portion of the profits donated to Israel Guide Dog Center — highlight Jewish and Israeli holidays and explain what each one celebrates.

The holiest time of year on the Jewish calendar begins Wednesday at sundown. Its kicked off with the two-day holiday Rosh Hashanah, which marks the Jewish New Year.

Tishah B’Av reminds us of the sad reality that, centuries later, even though Israelis and Jews in the diaspora have shown ...

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 ...

The Saddest Day in the Jewish Calendar This Saturday night and Sunday mark “Tisha B’av,” when we mourn the loss of our Temple in Jerusalem. by Dov Fischer August 4, 2022, 11:33 PM ...

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.

Beginning at sundown tonight, Jewish people will start a nearly 26-hour fast to atone for their sins. The will also abstain from washing, wearing leather footwear and marital relations.

Thunemann, 52, once lived in an ashram — or spiritual retreat center — and years later tried to start a havurah, or lay-led Jewish community, outside Seattle. But logistics like commuting and ...

In the Hebrew calendar, Purim is on the 14th day of the month of Adar, though some people and certain locations celebrate Purim on the 15th of Adar. What Foods Are Served on Purim?

Yes. Jesus was Jewish and had a Passover meal with his followers the day before his crucifixion on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. The last supper was actually a Seder, Boulouque said.