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The Secret of the Jewish Leap Year
Combining Consistency and Change
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The Secret of the Jewish Leap Year : Combining Consistency and ChangeThe 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.
The Secret of the Jewish Leap Year
Combining Consistency and Change
Disc 6, Program 23
Event Date: 6 Tishrei 5744 - September 13, 1983
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. The sun’s light is unchanging. The moon, on the other hand, is never the same; it is always changing. G-d created people as a reflection of the world. Our lives must mirror these two ideas of constancy and change. This is the lesson from a leap year. The services of both the sun and the moon must come together and unite. We must have a measure of constancy, but must also be flexible and adaptive to change. |
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