The Hebrew Calendar

Today is ‘Rosh Chodesh’ {ראש חודש}  (‘head of the month’ in Hebrew, meaning the beginning of the month) of the

Passover is a holiday of many names; one of them is ‘Chag Ha-Che’rut’ {חג החרות} which is Hebrew for ‘the

Beginning this evening, Jewish people from around the globe will gather their loved ones and celebrate ‘Pesach’ {פסח} which is

Today – by the Hebrew calendar – 51 years ago, the Old City of Jerusalem (and other parts of the

Today in the evening begins ‘Yom Ha-Zikaron’ {יום הזכרון} – Israel’s official Memorial Day (it literally means ‘Remembrance Day’ in

As we mentioned here before the ‘Feast of Sukkot’ is celebrated for SEVEN days and is the LAST day of

The day after ‘Rosh Ha-Shanah’ is known in the Jewish tradition as ‘Tzom Gedaliah'{צום גדליה} which means ‘The Fast of

Every year, while the Temple in Jerusalem was still standing, the second day of Passover was known as the ‘first

Every year, the Shabbat after ‘Tishah Be-Av’ {תשעה באב} – the fast day which commemorates the day of the destruction

One of the most interesting things about Purim {פורים} is that there is a difference regarding the time of celebrating