![]() ![]() When people observed the new moon, they would notify the Sanhedrin. In ancient times, the new months used to be determined by observation. The Jewish calendar is primarily lunar, with each month beginning on the new moon, when the first sliver of moon becomes visible after the dark of the moon. Holidays are celebrated on the same day of the Jewish calendar every year, but the Jewish year is not the same length as a solar year on the Gregorian calendar used by most of the western world, so the date shifts on the Gregorian calendar. ![]() ![]() Jewish Holidays & Festivals: Table of Contents| Holiday Dates (2013-15)| Festivals in IsraelĪ few years ago, I was in a synagogue, and I overheard one man ask another, "When is Channukah this year?" The other man smiled slyly and replied, "Same as always: the 25th of Kislev." This humorous comment makes an important point: the date of Jewish holidays does not change from year to year. ![]()
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