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From: R. Nachmani
Subject: The epoch question
Date: 21 Shevat 5780
We are not taking a position on when the world was physically created. We are adopting a coordinate system.
In my community, the calendar was simply what we used. Year 5784 is a label. It counts from a defined starting point. Whether that starting point corresponds to a literal creation event is a theological question. The specification need not answer it.
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