The Jewish Calendar

The Rhythms and Cycles ofThe Jewish Calendar HOW do you calculate the secular date of Pesachor Rosh Hashanah? HOW MANY types of 19-year cycles are there? IN WHAT circumstance does a boy become a barmitzvah after his younger friend? WHEN has Tu B'Shevat fallen on five differentweekdays in five consecutive years? WHY is Birkas Hachamah never said on the sameJewish date twice in a row but is often said on thesame date 84 years later?Using his extensive research and sophisticated computermodels, senior British statistician Michael Baxter givesreaders unparalleled insights into the amazing Jewishcalendar-and its enormous impact on our lives. "The Jewish calendar is a very important topic that few peoplereally understand... We owe a great debt of gratitude to MichaelBaxter for shedding light on this obscure area. He has writtenan outstanding book."Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz table{border-collapse:collapse}td{background-color:#efefef;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16