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The Jewish calendar is a lunarsolar calendar, incorporating elements of a lunar and solar calendar. It consists of 12 months of 29 or 30 days that begin around the time of the new moon, with an extra lunar month added every two or three years. Sources throughout the Jewish textual tradition discuss the development, significance, and legal aspects of the calendar.
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Perpetual Calendar Button, Paris, France, c. 1877 (date of inscription), Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman, The Jewish Museum, New York.
Perpetual Calendar Button, Paris, France, c. 1877 (date of inscription), Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman, The Jewish Museum, New York.
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