5779 Shana Meuberet, Pregnant Year

But in Judaism, the pilgrimage festivals of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot also depend on agricultural seasons ruled by the solar orbit. Thousands of years ago, rabbis decided in the time of the Sanhedrin to add another month to the calendar, seven times over a 19-year period. This Jewish year 5779 is a leap year, known in Hebrew as Shana Meuberet, or “pregnant year.”

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