Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <Yigal.Levin AT biu.ac.il>]

Yodan, full name please.

 

Oun, the person who greeted you may have been a Samaritan. The Samaritans had a "leap year" (adding a month of Adar) two years ago while the Jews did not, so the Jewish calendar is a month ahead of the Samaritan calendar. Indeed, the Samaritans held their Passover sacrifice on Monday night and are now in the middle of the Feast of Unleaavened Bread. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC1XRB06tr4 for a previous year's sacrifice. The two calendars will coincide again next year.

 

Yigal Levin

 

From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Yodan
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:37 AM
To: 'Oun Kwon'; b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Passover was, or Passover is in 2013

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesach_Sheni

 

The link explains the celebration of “second Passover” exactly a month after the main festival is celebrated.

 

Yodan

 

 

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From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Oun Kwon
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 11:19 PM
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [b-hebrew] Passover was, or Passover is in 2013

 

I thought we had the Passover last month (March 24 - Nisan 14)

I got a shalom from someone who says he is keeping Passover today. (Apr 24 - 25)

(Ref. www.yhrim.com/5995_GMT.pdf or www.yhrim.com/5995_EST.pdf )

 

It must be something to do with how a Hebrew calendar ddetermines the 1st day of the lunar month and when the new year begins with Nisan 1 (not Tishri) in a Hebrew calendar.

Please forgive and ignore if this is out of bound of the list and kindly give me some help to solve off list. I don't see any other place who may have answers related to Hebrew and O.T.

Oun Kwon