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DUALITIES

A long count

The Jewish calendar counts the years back to "the creation of the world", and has now reached the year 5764. The Western year 2004 is 5764-65 in the Jewish calendar.

In the Jewish calendar the year 0 is "the creation of the world".

In the Western calendar the year 0 is the birth of Christ.

 




The Jewish sphere is in some ways a parallel world to Danish everyday life. Active observers of Judaism have a Hebrew name apart from their Danish name; they live with two separate calendars, observe their own holidays and use special Jewish expressions.


• About "Space and Spaciousness"
• Arrivals
• Standpoints
Traditions
Cohesion and memory
Judaism is something you do
Dualities
The open tradition
The inner universe
Home and synagogue
• Promised lands
• Mitzvah

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