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From: R. Feldman
Subject: The epoch question
Date: 27 Shevat 5780

I believe the Rebbetzin is observing that any epoch we choose must eventually be pinned to an external reference if implementations are to work together.

If I choose 1 Tishrei year 1 and you choose 6 Sivan 2448, our day counts will differ by some offset. To reconcile them, we need to know the difference in days. That difference is a conversion (between two dates in our calendar, yes) but the reconciliation still requires agreement.

And if we need to interact with non-Jewish systems, we need a further conversion. At some point, our epoch meets their epoch.

—Yaakov Feldman, Chair

Thread:

• Re: The epoch question, R. Feldman (24 Shevat 5780)
• Re: The epoch question, R. Halevi (24 Shevat 5780)
• Re: The epoch question, R. Nachmani (24 Shevat 5780)
• Re: The epoch question, R. Miriam bat Yosef (24 Shevat 5780)
• Re: The epoch question, R. Feldman (27 Shevat 5780)
• Re: The epoch question, Ben-Ari (27 Shevat 5780)

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