Shavuot falls on the 6th of Sivan on the Jewish calendar, which reckons days as beginning at sundown. This year, Shavuot ...

There were kosher businesses in Israel that wanted to hold a Sylvester ... A: The Jewish custom is to use the Hebrew calendar, which expresses faith in God, the Creator of the world, and its ...

“Autumn officially starts on September 21 and this is our first month of the year in Israel. The Gregorian calendar starts in January and is not connected to nature in any way.” Did the shmita ...

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man swings a chicken over his kid's head in Bnei Brak, Israel, Thursday ... regarded as the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Also called the Day of Atonement, the ...

It isn’t unusual for Israel to establish a day of mourning on the Hebrew calendar. All of the country’s holidays are marked on Hebrew dates, including its back-to-back Memorial and ...

In the Jewish calendar, a new month begins with the new ... twelve astrological signs, twelve tribes in Israel. Each month has a holiday that epitomizes the energy of the month.

While they all contain records of the Hebrew and Secular calendars of the year ... Izmir’s Jews with the establishment of the state of Israel and the slow decline of Istanbul’s community ...

The holiest time of year on the Jewish calendar begins Wednesday at sundown ... the spiritual leader at Temple Israel of Brevard. “These are days of reflection. It’s a time to think about ...

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