Jewish calendar

Hebrew calendar or Jewish calendar is the annual calendar used in Judaism. This calendar determines the dates of the Jewish holidays, Torah portions for public reading, Psalms which some customarily read and Yahrzeits (the date to commemorate a relative’s death).

The modern form of the Jewish calendar is based on arithmetic lunisolar calendar. The Jewish calendar was developed in the eastern region of the Mediterranean Sea, based on the references of the season-time reflection and the climate of the Northern Hemisphere.

Jewish Holiday Calendar 2006-2007: All Jewish holidays begin and end at sundown in the evening. The Jews are not permitted to work on the holidays marked with an asterisk. The calendar is based on simple math, which would calculate 21 patterns for calendar years. There are limitations, which means the Rosh Hashanah (New Year) which usually occurs in September or October may occur on any day of the week. The Jewish holidays begin at sundown of the day proceeding the date shown and end at sundown at the last day shown. According to the 2005-2006 calendar, the New Year falls on different dates and in the year 2006-2007 calendar, the Rosh Hashana falls on September 23-24 2006, Saturday-Sunday. Pesach (Passover) is from 3rd to 10th April 2007. You can print the calendar from the website, as they are available online.

Jews observe holidays and Festivals as a holy day to commemorate important events. In Hebrew, the Jewish holidays depend on their character and may be called Yom Tov (good day) or chag (festival) or taanit (fast).

Judaism is a belief, a system of moral principles, a system of social beliefs and a trans-national quasi nationality. Being a Jew is like claiming ancestral inhabitance by birth or conversion in the ancient lineal of Judah and Israel. That is why Jewish holidays like Passover and Yom Kippur requires avoidance from work and school. Some Jewish holidays involve fasting and there are some secular holidays such as Hanukkah and Purim have a reverent connection.

Jewish calendar months: -Jewish people have been using the lunisolar calendar since Biblical times. During the Babylonian exile after 586 BCE, the Jews adopted Babylonian names for the months and some sects such as Essenes.

The Jewish calendar follows the common 7-day weekly cycle. The Hebrew names for the weekdays are based on the day number within the week, in Hebrew.

The Jewish calendar used nowadays is countable from sunset to sunset. In this calendar, a week comprises of seven days, a month comprises of 29 or 30 days, and a year has 12 lunar months and approximately 11 days (or 353, 354, or 355 days). To systemize the calendar with the annual solar cycle, a 13th month consisting of 30 days is intercalated.

The Jewish secular communities in Israel officially observe the Sabbath cycle and the holidays that are commonly observed by the religious community. The Jewish calendar always binds the Sabbath and the festivals and they reoccur at fixed intervals. These festivals are either celebrated at home or in the synagogue, according to set rituals.