The Jewish Calendar and the Torah (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798656462518)

The structure of the Jewish calendar, its unusual characteristics, and the allocation of parshiot in both the annual and the triennial Torah reading cycles are described in detail. Included are a summary of the characteristic of Jewish years from 4671-6764 (610 CE-3004 CE) as well additional details regarding the time the molad of Tishrei and the related calendar postponements for Jewish years 5701-6200 (1940 CE-2439 CE). There is new material on modern Jewish holidays and on the observation of b'nai mitzvah and yahrzeits. Finally there is substantial additional material on when every parsha is read in each of the 14 year types.

Author: James A. Shneer
ISBN-10: 8656462512
ISBN-13: 9798656462518
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 06/24/2020
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.69d