tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post585575982273091662..comments2024-03-29T09:34:59.827+03:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Molad - Moon's Race against EarthDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-48619122681793447302008-11-22T17:46:00.000+02:002008-11-22T17:46:00.000+02:00Avraham,Daf 5a in Brachot. Make sure you see it w...Avraham,<BR/><BR/>Daf 5a in Brachot. Make sure you see it with the accompanying note of the GR"A for a corrected nusach. Also the length of a rega is mentioned in Bavli Brachot 7a and Avodah Zarah 4a.גילויhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600628881119650305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-49249593408380280632008-11-20T22:08:00.000+02:002008-11-20T22:08:00.000+02:00Gedaliah, Please cite the location of the Yerush...Gedaliah, Please cite the location of the Yerushalmi in Berachos and I will investigate whether it is possible to resolve your question. <BR/><BR/>Avraham Broide.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01852102631224846151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-70032775707961936132008-11-20T05:49:00.000+02:002008-11-20T05:49:00.000+02:00I find the statement curious:"Also, using a chelek...I find the statement curious:<BR/><BR/>"Also, using a chelek (1/18 of a minute) as his smallest unit, Raban Gamliel could in any case not have expressed the molad average with more accuracy."<BR/><BR/>The Bavli and the Yerushalmi both quote a baraita which gives units of time far smaller than the chelek. It can be found in the first perek of Yerushalmi Brachot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com