Conflicted confessions
PARSHAH NITZAVIM VAYELECH Deuteronomy 29:9- 31:30
And you shall return to the
Lord your G-d and listen to His
voice in accordance with every
thing I have commanded this day
... with all your heart and with all
your soul.
(Deuteronomy 30:2). Full Story
Why is Rosh Hashanah falling so early this year?
The math behind the Jewish holidays
What’s going on with Rosh Hashanah?
Last year, it fell on Sept. 19; next year it falls on Sept. 29.
But this year it seems so early: Sept. 9.
The reason the dates bounce around is that the Jewish calendar is based on the movement of the moon around the earth, while the secular (Gregorian) calendar is based on the earth’s trip around the sun. Full Story
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