Giants Of #8: Rav Saadia and the Calendar

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November 24 2022
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29min 46s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

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Jewish Calendar 

Collections: R' Torczyner Giants Of

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Rav Saadia (Gaon) vs Aharon ben Meir of Eretz Yisrael regarding control of the Jewish calendar, and a catalog of Rav Saadia Gaon's publications. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

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