The observance of Jewish holidays, however, follows a lunisolar calendar—one that keeps track of the earth’s orbit around the sun to determine a year’s length but also factors in the phases ...

The holiday takes place every year during the Hebrew calendar month of Nisan, which typically lands in March or April. Passover, also called Pesach, celebrates the Israelites' liberation from ...

It has to do with the Hebrew calendar. What we know as the year 2024 or the soon-to-be 2025 is because of the Gregorian calendar. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII modified the then-accepted Julian ...

Each year, Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of Kislev, which is the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar. The Hebrew calendar is lunar, as opposed to the Gregorian calendar that most of the world ...

The dates of the holiday are based on Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually coincides with November-December in the Gregorian calendar. This year, Hanukkah will be celebrated from Dec. 25 ...