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What's So Great About the Jewish Holidays?
There are many holidays which are celebrated by the Jews today, and have had a long history of celebration ever since the time of the exodus. Here is a collection of articles that may shed some light on some of these ancient and revered holidays.
The next holiday Chanukah is on December 5th, 20071, which is on the 25th of Kislev, 5768 of the Jewish calendar.
1There is a problem of coordinating two calendar systems with differing date-reckoning methods. The new day for the Jewish calendar commences at sundown and continues until sundown of the next day. Thus all dates on the Jewish calendar commence on the evening prior to the date. The Jewish calendar actually includes the sundown to midnight portion as part of the same day, but in contrast the Julian calendar divides the portion of sundown to midnight from the date and counts it as part of the previous day. So to express it correctly in Julian calendar terms, the evening of the day prior to the date, plus the date til sundown constitutes the Jewish holiday. Thus, if a holiday date is on the 6th of January, then the holiday starts on the evening of the 5th.
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