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CU Boulder's Program in Jewish Studies and Jews of Color: Histories and Futures welcomed Dr. Helen Kim of Whitman College to join us for a conversation about Asian American Jewish experience.

The Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah occurs in September or October, depending on the lunar calendar that is followed by Jews. It is a time for Jews to reflect on their year, including their good ...

25 this year. The holiday begins on the 25th day of Kislev each year, the ninth month of the Jewish calendar. Hanukkah ends after sundown on Thursday, Jan 2. Hanukkah lasts for eight days.

2. The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar which sets Christmas on Dec. 25. Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of ...