The Hebrew calendar (along with the Tibetan, Hindu and Chinese calendars), in comparison, is far more complicated and maintains harmony with both the solar and lunar cycles.

In this video I talk about the different calendars that exist throughout the world. I explain how, in general, calendars are ...

People of the Jewish faith are in the midst of celebrating Rosh Hashanah today, the first day of the new year on the Hebrew calendar.Jews began celebrating at sundown Sunday for Erev Rosh Hashanah ...

That Hebrew calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar cycles. But the Gregorian calendar established by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 defines one year by the time it takes for Earth to ...

Rosh Hashanah in 2025 will begin at sundown on Monday, Sept. 22, and continue through nightfall on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

In the Jewish calendar, a new month begins with the new moon. The Hebrew word for month is chodesh which also means newness. Each of the twelve months brings in new energies and offers unique ...

Over a long enough period of time, the Hebrew calendar would slowly shift over the entire course of the Gregorian one — the only reason we haven’t had a year with no Hanukkah yet is because ...

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. By ABC News. September 29, 2017, 1:55 PM. 1:06. A shofar, tallis, and prayer book. Getty Images, file photo ...

The first commandment given to the Jewish people was to construct their own calendar. What resulted was one of the most precise calendars ever produced. What makes the Hebrew calendar one the most ...

The holidays have occurred on the same day four times since 1900, according to Hebcal, a website that tracks Jewish holidays and the Hebrew calendar. Here's what you need to know about ...