The dual Jewish calendar reminds us that when all seems lost, sometimes God will step in, and sometimes man will step up. And it is in those in-between moments that miracles will happen.

This year, Passover began on Saturday, April 12, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, April 20. Every year, Passover begins on the 15th day of Nisan, the first month of the Jewish calendar.

Passover began on April 12 and will continue through the upcoming weekend. Passover is a Jewish holiday during the month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It usually falls on a day in March or April.

The Jewish calendar system is very intricate but can be summed up with a few rules, said Rabbi Baruch Fogel, a Judaic studies lecturer at Touro University in Manhattan: "Each month is either 29 or ...

Every month is a lunar month, with the first day being the new moon, said Rabbi Larry Milder for Building Jewish Bridges. Hanukkah always occurs on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar.

In the lunar calendar, the months are shorter — 29.5 days — than they are in the Gregorian calendar. Hanukkah is always on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar.