How does the Hebrew calendar work?
The Hebrew calendar is divided into 12 lunar months. Each one begins on Rosh Hodesh – the day when the new moon appears. It is shorter by 11 days, than the Gregorian calendar, which follows the solar year. Every so often (7 times in a 19 year cycle) an extra month is added to the Hebrew year so that the Jewish holidays fall in their appropriate season.
The Hebrew calendar is divided into 12 lunar months. Each one begins on Rosh Hodesh- the day when the new moon appears. It is shorter than the Gregorian calendar, which follows the solar year, by 11 days. Every so often (7 times in a 19 year cycle) an extra month is added to the Hebrew year so that the Jewish holidays fall in their appropriate season. • To learn more about how the calendar works, click here http://www.biu.ac.il/ICJI/Competition/chapter7/chap7.htm To see additional links, click here.
