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Leap Year Video & Audio
Video | 7:20
Combining Consistency and Change
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.
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Video | 5:39
3 Tishrei, 5749 · September 14, 1988
The lunar year is eleven days shorter than the solar year. Therefore, every two or three years,
an additional month is added to the Jewish calendar, to bring the lunar and solar years back
into alignment.
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Video | 8:08
An address to children
The year is divided into twelve months. But Torah tells us that there are special years which
have an additional month – changing the entire year into a Jewish “Leap Year.”
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Video | 15:13
The additional month in a “pregnant year”
The Jewish leap year contains 13 months, instead of the regular twelve—i.e., an extra month is added at the end of the year (another Adar). What is the meaning behind this added month?
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Video | 6:20
The Jewish Calendar
Rosh Chodesh, the head of the month, plays a big role in the Jewish calendar, where the lunar cycle is front and center. Learn how the Jewish calendar works.
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Video | 2:23
Some melancholy people take issue with celebrating during the first month of Adar. Why argue with those joyless people? The Rema rules, “A cheerful person always celebrates.” If there was room for doubt, “always celebrate.”
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