Year, The

The Jewish year starts on Rosh Hashanah, "the Head of the Year," the day when Adam and Eve were created. The number of any given year (at the time of the writing of this article, the year is 5767 (2007)), is the amount of years which have elapsed since ...

Why Moses died on his birthday.

What actually occurred on the first Rosh Hashanah, more than 5700 years ago? What are we commemorating?

It was the only event that required the attendance of every Jew -- men, women, and children -- reminiscent of the historic moment when our nation stood at Mount Sinai, when every member of our nation was present when G‑d lovingly gave us the Torah.

Adar: the month especially "pregnant" with meaning.

The Jewish "leap year", which occurs seven times in a 19-year cycle, has 13 months instead of the regular year's 12. This is so that the lunar-based Jewish year should remain aligned with the solar seasons (12 lunar months make up a total of 354 days -- ...

The confluence of solar and lunar time in the 19-year Jewish calendar cycle

Mundanity, holiness, and beyond -- a study of the spiritual significance of the Shemittah and Jubilee cycles

This year is a shanah meuberet (lit., "a pregnant year") or a leap year on the Jewish calendar. The Jewish leap year, which occurs 7 times in a 19-year cycle, has 13 months instead of the regular year's 12. This is so that the lunar-based Jewish year ...

The solar year is longer than the lunar year. The seasons are determined by the movement of the sun. But the Jewish People set their months and festivals by the moon. Every few years, we add a thirteenth month to synchronize the two cycles.