Calendar Detective

Worksheet Description

This worksheet helps students determine when Rosh Hashanah occurs in the year 2025. Using a provided October calendar, students identify the exact start and end dates of the holiday based on the Hebrew tradition of sundown-to-nightfall observance. They must also identify the Hebrew year that begins with Rosh Hashanah. Finally, the worksheet prompts reflection on why the holiday starts at sundown rather than midnight. This blends date reasoning with cultural insight.

Completing this worksheet improves calendar literacy and comprehension of lunar-based calendar systems. It enhances critical thinking by encouraging students to compare religious and secular ways of marking time. Students build an understanding of cultural and religious traditions through reflective writing. The activity also strengthens attention to detail and chronological reasoning.