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The Jewish calendar is primarily lunar, with each month beginning on the new moon, when the first sliver of moon becomes visible after the dark of the moon. In ancient times, the new months used to be determined by observation. When people observed the new moon, they would notify the Sanhedrin. When the Sanhedrin heard testimony from two ...
Today is Wed. May 29, 2024 | Iyar 21, 5784 Omer: Tuesday night count 36 This week's Torah reading is Bechukotai Upcoming holiday is Shavuot | Jun. 11 - Jun. 13
The moon takes an average of twenty-nine and one-half days to complete its cycle; twelve lunar months equal 354 days. A solar year is 365 1/4 days. There is a difference of eleven days per year. To ensure that the Jewish holidays always fall in the proper season, an extra month is added to the Hebrew calendar seven times out of every nineteen ...
Today is Mon. May 27, 2024 | Iyar 19, 5784 Omer: Sunday night count 34 This week's Torah reading is Bechukotai Upcoming holiday is Shavuot | Jun. 11 - Jun. 13
רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon. Note: the first day of Tishrei is not considered Rosh Chodesh. The holiday that occurs on the 1st day of Tishrei is called Rosh Hashana, the Jewish ...
Art by Sefira Lightstone. Ever since G‑d took us out of Egypt, the Jewish people have been keeping track of time—and celebrating the festivals —according to the lunar calendar, which contains 12 ( or 13 ) months. Every month is either 29 or 30 days long, beginning (and ending) on a special day known as Rosh Chodesh (“The Head of the ...
Rosh Hashanah. Begins sunset of Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Ends nightfall of Friday, October 4, 2024. No work is permitted. The Month of Elul - September 4 - October 2, 2024. Fast of Gedaliah - October 6, 2024. Rosh Hashanah, first of the High Holidays, is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of ...
