Note 55 — II. OUR DUTIES. (continued 2)
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The present year (September 1890 to October 1891) is, according to Jewish tradition,55 the year 5651 A.M. (of the Creation); its characteristics are ב׳ ח׳ ה׳; i.e., the 1st of Tishri is on Monday; the year is defective; and the 1st of Nisan is on Thursday. The year is, besides, a leap-year, consisting of 13 months; it is the eighth year of the 298th cycle (of 19 years). It is the first year of the Septennate, or the first year after the year of release (שמטה. See Lev. xxv.).