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B. For example, take Pesach, commonly known as Passover: according to the Jewish (lunar) calendar, Pesach begins on the 15th of the Jewish month of Nissan, a lunar-calendar month. But the 15th of Nissan may fall anywhere from the last third of March to mid-April, because those are solar-calendar months, and the two calendars just don’t line up.
C. Thousands of years ago, your question was just the question The Rabbis would seek an answer to, month after month. See, there was no fixed, printed calendar back then—The Rabbis would set the dates of the Jewish holidays by the monthly sighting of the new moon. Today, thankfully, we have a fixed lunar calendar that projects well into the future what our holiday dates will be. So, to find out when Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or any holiday will be, just consult your local friendly Jewish calendar.
A Jewish calendar is nice to own, but even better to live by. A good calendar reminds us of days important to us... don't let the Jewish year pass you by!
1. Online
Go to the AskMoses calendar!
For holiday dates for next few years visit the following pages:
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Sukkot and Simchat Torah
Chanukah
Tu b'Shvat
Purim
Passover
Lag b'Omer
Shavuot
To find the date for a holiday in years past, or for years down the line, go to http://www.chabad.org/holidays. You'll also find there a ton of holiday information. Most of it is practical--and educational, too.
2. Offline
Your local friendly Chabad center will have one just for you, free of charge (most send one out each year, anyway). Many Jewish organizations dispatch Jewish calendars, replete with Jewish information, in their fundraising mass mailings. In addition, you may just find one at your local supermarket! Several chains produce Jewish calendars in an effort to woo the Kosher-consumer market, particularly around the Jewish New Year and Pesach time.
3. Into Your House
A Jewish calendar is nice to own, but even better to live by. A good calendar reminds us of days important to us, and is filled with scribblings of important events we can't afford to miss. And that's just the idea of the Jewish calendar--don't let the important dates in the Jewish year pass you by!
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