Jewish new year: what year is it in the jewish calendar?

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In the Jewish calendar, however, regular common years have 12 months, but only 354 days. But a leap year has 384 days and 13 months. Months with uneven numbers usually have 30 days, while


months with even numbers have 29 days. These regular years are known as kesidrah, but both common and leap years can also be a day shorter or a day longer. If a year is a day shorter, it’s


known as cheserah or deficient year and have 353 or 383 days depending on if it’s a regular or leap year.