Z'manim - Rosh Chodesh, the Dateline, and the Calendar in Jewish Law

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Z'manim - Rosh Chodesh, the Dateline, and the Calendar in Jewish LawHow did the Jewish calendar come to be? Why are there sometimes two days of Rosh Chodesh and sometimes not? Who keeps Yom Tov for two days? Why are some parshiyos read together? What do Chazal have to say about the International Date Line? Which halachos apply when there is an eclipse? Does the Magen Avrahams zman for krias Shema really exist? Why do we wait for Rabbeinu Tam (and why is he always late)? While all of us are familiar with and use the

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Hayyim Palaggi's notes and comments and extensive excerpts from Hibbur ha-Teshuvah of the Meiri touching on Avot

Chapters 10 - 11

Drawing on his many years of experience in dealing with fascinating halachic queries on a wide variety of topics

with extensive Hebrew footnotes

he grew up to become Chief Rabbi of Israel--and like many of the great rabbis

NOW WITH THE HEBREW TEXT OF THE COMMENTARY OF R' OVADYA OF BERTINORO

Children tend to think that prizes and presents need to be expensive to be valuable

fascinating and entertaining volume in the series

classmates

Against the backdrop to the Bnei Yissoschar's life

By: Rabbi Aryeh Silber