Shmita Part Two: Celebrating Calendar Chaos

58th Century Judaisms

Oct 20 2021 • 25 mins

Looking into the sources of the Jewish calendar, we find more confusion than clarity. Different rabbinic texts propose different shemita calculations, putting everything in doubt. This class looks at the confusion, and tries to find - not the truth, but what to learn from the process.

* You can find the sourcesheet with all the texts here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/353689?editor=1​

* A project of 58th Century Judaisms: https://www.58thcentury.world/

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