The moon revolves around the earth once, and we observe the cycle from new moon to full moon.
That lunar cycle takes approximately 29 1/2 days. So if we were still to follow a lunar calendar, we'd lose about 11 days per year compared to the Gregorian calendar which we follow. The Gregorian calendar is named after Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced the calendar in 1582 as a reform to the Julian calendar (named after Julius Caesar), which had been followed since Roman times.
A historical item of interest about the Gregorian calendar: Because Russia was dominated by the Orthodox Church and opposed to anything a pope had introduced, Russia continued to use the Julian calendar until 1918, after the communist revolution changed the governing authority in Russia.
<h3>More than anything else, however, it was racial inequality that exposed American democracy’s limits. Over several decades, state governments had lowered their property requirements so poorer men could vote. But as northern states ended slavery, whites worried that free black men could also go to the polls in large numbers. In response, they adopted new laws that made racial discrimination the basis of American democracy.</h3>
<h3>At the time of the Revolution, only two states explicitly limited black voting rights. By 1839, almost all states did. (The four exceptions were all in New England, where the Democratic Party was weakest.) For example, New York’s 1821 state constitution enfranchised nearly all white male taxpayers but only the richest black men. In 1838, a similar constitution in Pennsylvania prohibited black voting completely.</h3>
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Answer: B. reading and understanding the Torah
Explanation: Judaism involves none of the other answers.
