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Clearly reveals the characteristics of the Jewish calendar.,
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This review is from: Understanding the Jewish Calendar (Hardcover)
Rabbi Bushwick has done an excellent job of showing how the Jewish calendar solves a very complex and thorny problem; i.e., how does one piece lunar months of 29.5 days into a solar year of 365.25 days without causing the summer solstice to occurr on the shortest day of the year? It is definitely not a bedside table book. It is, however, a book that rewards diligent study with a vastly improved appreciation for the creativity of the ancient Jewish priesthood.
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A concise and simple explanation of a complicated problem,
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This review is from: Understanding the Jewish Calendar (Hardcover)
The Jewish calendar is one of the most complicated calendars in use today.Most explanations of its works are either highly technical,or rely on intimate knowledge of intricate Jewish customs.But this book is a welcome exception: It does a greatjob of introducing all aspects of the Jewish calendarin easy to follow gradual steps; one does not needto be Jewish, nor know any math beyond elementaryschool level, to understand it all, includingthe astronomical and religious aspects of the calendar --and all that fits in 114 pages!
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The beginning of this book is spent explaining the physical and astronomical background of what we on the gorund observe. Although anyway with a physics or astronomy background can probably skip this part, those of us who never took an astronomy class will find it useful. The author does a good job of explaning the intricacies of what is a very complex calendar system, although he does spend a little bit too much time walking the reader through his math, which isn't really necesarry. Some background on Judaism is assumed, and the author clearly expects his reader to have a much firmer grasp of the Jewish holidays than of basic mathematics, but given the informativeness of the book, it is a forgiveable sin.
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