Passover began on Saturday and will conclude on Sunday, April 20. The week-long holiday celebrates the liberation of ...

The question is often asked as to whether the Jewish calendar is lunar or solar. The correct answer is that it is both. The individual months are determined by the monthly cycle of the moon.

Every month of the Jewish year except one is marked by holidays, festivals, and observances. Jewish holidays take place in the unique context of the Jewish calendar, which, though mainly lunar, is in ...