Jewish Years

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How was year one of Jewish history determined? How did it come to pass that we are beginning the year 5785 with the coming new year?

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    The Jewish count of years begins with the creation of Adam 5785 years ago on the sixth day of the Creation. This means that the first five and half days of Creation are not quantifiable, as there was no one there to actually count them.

    Rosh Hashana commemorates the creation of Adam and the fact that there was now someone in the world to accept Hashem as King.

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