Age of World According to the Hebrew Calendar

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.