Why is Rosh Hashanah falling so early this year?

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.

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