Since 12 lunar months fall short of a solar year by about 11 days, a 13th leap month (Adar II) is inserted in 7 out of every 19 years to keep Nisan anchored to spring — this matters because Passover has to fall near the barley harvest. So depending on context: religious/festival years start at Nisan 1 (spring), while the civil year and the year-count itself begins at Tishrei 1 (autumn) — which this year falls in September 2026 (Tishrei 1, 5787).
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