Fourteen Centuries #9: Rav Saadia Gaon and the Calendar Controversy

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February 11 2024
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45min 3s
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Venue: Eitz Chaim of Dogwood Park Eitz Chaim of Dogwood Park

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Jewish Calendar 

Collections: R' Torczyner Fourteen Centuries

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The turmoil of false messiahs, sects and Karaism in the 9th-10th centuries, and how that impacted the battle between the Gaonim, Rav Saadia and Aharon Ben Meir over the calculation of the calendar. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

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