[Avodah] Two days [was: kitniyot]

[Lisa Liel via Avodah]

No, I'm pretty sure it was the 50th day.  The first day after our 
leaving Egypt corresponds to the first day of the Omer.  The 49th day 
after our leaving Egypt corresponds to the 49th day of the Omer.  
Shavuot is thus the 50th day after our leaving Egypt.

On 4/28/2017 6:27 PM, Zev Sero wrote:
> On 28/04/17 05:33, Lisa Liel via Avodah wrote:
>> I think it's a false dichotomy.  We assume that zman matan Toratenu is
>> the calendar date on which the Torah was given.  Clearly, that's not the
>> case.  Zman matan Toratenu is 50 days after the calendar date on which
>> we left Egypt.  Our receiving the Torah was an inextricable part of the
>> Exodus.
>
> Which would work fine except that the Torah *wasn't* given on the 50th 
> day but on the 51st.  So when the the 50th day falls on the 5th or 7th 
> of Sivan it is neither the calendar anniversary *nor* the 
> pseudo-Julian anniversary.


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