In the Jewish calendar, this is the year 5769. Traditionally, we are thought to be in the 5769th year since the creation of the world. This calculation differs from the Gregorian reckoning which claims to mark the years since the death of Christ. The Hebrew calendar is a modified lunar calendar in which days begin and end at sundown. This is why all Jewish holidays, including Shabbat, begin in the evening.
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Hebcal.com is a wonderful practical resource for finding holidays on the Jewish calendar (past or present) and for changing dates from the Hebrew Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar and vice versa.
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What is the reason for the Jewish new year to be in September?
ReplyDeleteGreat question Natalie!
ReplyDeleteThe holiday of Rosh Hashanah (which literally means the head of the year - our Jewish New Year) falls on the first and second days of the Hebrew month of Tishri. That date often falls in early September, but depending on the year, it can be in October. The Hebrew calendar and the secular calendar are different systems and thus the Hebrew calendar dates (like Tishre 1 and 2) sometimes migrate a bit and in a given year, they can land in different months.