The Hebrew Calendar

Over the last year we have mentioned many times the annual cycle of the Torah reading which is manifested in

Every seven years, right when the year of the Shemitah {שמיטה} ends, during the Feast of Sukkot of the following

About a month ago, the holiday season  started in the Jewish world. It began with Rosh Ha-Shanah {ראש השנה} (the

“And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, on the fifteenth day of this

The basic commandment of the ‘Feast of Sukkot’ is to sit/dwell in the Sukkah {סוכה} (tent or booth) for seven

Every year on the second day of ‘Chol Ha-Moed’ {חול המועד} (‘weekdays of the holiday or festival’) of Passover the

As we have mentioned here before, part of the service at the synagogue during every Shabbat and Jewish holiday is publicly

Today at sunset will be the tenth of the Hebrew month of ‘Tisheri’ {תשרי} and this signifies the beginning of

Today in the evening is the fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of ‘Tisheri’ {תשרי} and that means that another

Today is the second day of the Jewish New Year – ‘Rosh Ha-Shanah {ראש השנה}.’ The reason why this Jewish