Adar is the month of Purim, and it carries a particular kind of Jewish joy. It is not joy that ignores what is hard. It is ...

Elul: It’s the month that quietly ushers in one of the most spiritually significant seasons on the Jewish calendar, even though many Jews might not be familiar with it. It is the final month on the ...

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 ...

Rosh Hashanah is one of Judaism's holiest days. Meaning “head of the year” or “first of the year,” Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish new year — marks the creation of the world. It also marks the beginning of ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year. And for once, the most wonderful day. You can thank a Jewish Leap Year and other calendrical quirks. Christmas and Hanukkah are coming. On the same date. This ...

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. The days between Rosh Hashanah and ...

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 and as late as Dec. 27, depending on the year. Hanukkah is always on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. Hanukkah begins with the lighting of the ...

The Jewish calendar is notoriously imbalanced. After all of the holidays jammed into the month of Tishrei, it is nearly two full months before we celebrate the next one, Hanukkah. What do you do with ...