The Jewish Calendar

· How do you calculate the secular date of Pesach or Rosh Hashanah?

· How many types of 19-year cycles are there?

· In which case does a boy become a bar mitzvah after his younger friend?

· When has Tu B’Shevat fallen on five different weekdays in five consecutive years?

· Why is Birkas Hachamah never said on the same Jewish date twice in a row but is often said on the same date eighty-four years later?

Using his extensive research and sophisticated computer models, senior British statistician Michael Baxter gives readers unparalleled insights into the amazing Jewish calendar-and its enormous impact on our lives.