Hebrew Voices #154 – Reaping the Benefits of the Medieval Aviv Calendar: Part 1

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #154, Reaping the Benefits of the Medieval Aviv Calendar: Part 1, Nehemia speaks with a scholar at University College London about why Jews transitioned from sighting the new moon to a precalculated calendar, how … Continue reading →

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #154, Reaping the Benefits of the Medieval Aviv Calendar: Part 1, Nehemia speaks with a scholar at University College London about why Jews transitioned from sighting the new moon to a precalculated calendar, how Karaites remained faithful to sighting the New Moon, and the calendar controversies they confronted.

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ViktorMarch 29, 2026 at 4:37 PM

Nehemia, can you next interview scholars on the Dead Sea Sundial calendar?

Sonuahua ComptonFebruary 5, 2024 at 11:05 AM

You are correct your audience is very interested in the nuances of terminology.. at least this listener is 🙂

rebekah berryMarch 9, 2023 at 1:06 AM

Call me a dumb American but to me the meaning of Aviv is when the Barley in the field is ready for Harvest as a whole not just a few grains that are ready for harvest because many will be premature. Many will be late but when will the majority of Barley will be ready. The Bible as a whole is full of mentions of “The Harvest”

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