So, this year was a leap year (for those who follow the Jewish calendar). As you should know, we Jews use the new moons as the signal for a new month. And, since it is critical that holidays stay linked to certain seasons, we need a leap year. Three times every 11 years. And, the leap year means we add an additional month to our calendar. No, it doesn’t have yet another name- instead we call this “leap month” the same name as the month that precedes it, but note it’s # 2. Rosh chodesh (the new moon) of Adar 2 was two weeks ago..
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