Pronunciation:
[joo-ish
kal-uhn-dur] •
(noun)
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Dates & Calendars
Definition:
The Jewish, or Hebrew, calendar is primarily lunar
and is not the same length as the Gregorian calendar based on the solar year. Year
numbers on the Jewish calendar represent the number of years since creation,
calculated by adding up the ages of people in the Bible back to the time of
creation (2001 on the Gregorian calendar is 5761 on the Jewish calendar).
The first month of the Jewish calendar is the month of Nissan, in the spring,
when Passover occurs. However, the Jewish New Year is in Tishri, the seventh
month, and that is when the year number is increased.
Jews do not generally use the words "A.D." and "B.C." to
refer to the years on the Gregorian calendar. Instead, they use the
abbreviations C.E. (Common or Christian Era) and B.C.E. (Before the Common Era).
Related Terms
• double
dating
• french
republican calendar
• gregorian calendar
• julian
calendar
Online calendars, birthdate calculators, genealogy calendar programs, date
converters, today in history, fun facts and info on date formats for genealogy
research.
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