Adar

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Adar (אֲדָר, Standard Hebrew Adar, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂḏār: from Akkadian adaru) is the sixth month of the religious year and the twelfth month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a winter month of 29 days. In leap years, it is preceded by a 30-day intercalary month named Adar Alef, Adar Rishon or Adar I and it is then itself called Adar Bet, Adar Shenei or Adar II. Occasionally instead of Adar I and Adar II, "Adar" and "Veadar" are used (Ve means 'and' thus: And Adar).

Someone born in a non leap year in Adar would celebrate his birthday in Veadar.

This leads to the famous Jewish riddle: how can two twins born minutes apart have a Bar Mitzvah 28 days apart?

Answer: The first child was born just before sunset on the last day of Adar I, while his twin was born just after sunset on the first of Adar II. In a non leap year the second twin has his birthday on 1 Adar, and the first twin 29 days later on 1 Nisan (there being no 30 Adar in a non leap year). Thus their Bar Mitzvahs, which are usually held on the Saturday after the boy's 13th birthday, will take place 28 days apart (or even 35 days apart if 1 Adar is a Friday; if the birthday is a Saturday, the Bar Mitzvah takes place a week later, so the first twin will have his Bar Mitzvah on 8 Nisan, 35 days after his brother's on 2 Adar).

Holidays in Adar

Purim פורים - Adar 14

Months of the Hebrew Calendar
Tishrei \| Cheshvan \| Kislev \| Tevet \| Shevat \| Adar \| Nisan \| Iyar \| Sivan \| Tammuz \| Av \| Elul

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