It is about which month is the primary month of the Jewish calendar. Rabbi Eliezer says that the future Messianic redemption will occur in Tishrei, ... On June 12, Eve Karlin made ...

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.

The leap year consisted of an extra month of Adar, so that in leap years, the lunar calendar would have 384 days, to even things out. This also demonstrates the power given to the Rabbis.

Hanukkah, which follows the Jewish calendar, always begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the ninth month of the Jewish calendar. Hanukkah can begin as early as November each year and will likely fall ...

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.