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Yeshivish glossary term

Adar Sheini

אדר שני

Meaning

  • second month of Adar in a Jewish leap year

Alternate spellings

Adar II, Adar Beis, Adar Sheni

Usage and context

Also commonly called Adar II or Adar Beis.

Category
Jewish calendar
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

Purim is in Adar Sheini in a leap year.

Plain-English example

Purim is observed in the second Adar in a Jewish leap year.