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In 358 CE (Common Era), Hillel II instituted a Jewish calendar and leap year. The result was that Jewish could be celebrated on the same day every year. Thanks to him, Jewish holiday dates are the same every year.
A Jewish calendar has months that have 29 or 30 days and the years can either be [...]
For 2010 / 11Rosh Hashanah - September 19th
Jews believe Rosh Hashanah represents either the creation of the World, or Universe, although some think that it commemorates the creation of man - which would mean that the universe was created five days before that.
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival and is celebrated in September [...]
As the Jewish festival of Harvest, Sukkot could be compared to the American ‘Thanksgiving holiday. At this time, it’s traditional to take a harvest offering to the temple for God. Sukkot forms one of the three Pilgrimmage holdiays – the other two being Passover and Shavuot.
Regarded as one of the most important holiday dates in [...]
For 2010 / 11Rosh Hashanah - September 19th
Jews believe Rosh Hashanah represents either the creation of the World, or Universe, although some think that it commemorates the creation of man - which would mean that the universe was created five days before that.
Occuring in September or October, the Jewish Rosh Hashanah festival marks the [...]