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    Author: * Softfawn Tupac - 2 Posts on this thread out of 13 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Nov 12, 2003 - 08:58

    The Jewish people use a combined solar/lunar calendar. A non-leap year has either 353 354 or 355 days in it. An ordinary year has 12 months and a leap year has 13 months with every month starting on or nearest the new moon.

    The months are:
    Tishri
    Heshban
    Kislev
    Tevet
    Shevat
    Adar I
    Adar II
    Nisan
    Iyar
    Sivan
    Tammuz
    Av
    Elul

    The month Adar I is only present in leap years. In non-leap years Adar II is simply called "Adar."


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