Resources for Sunday Evening's PalTalk Discussion

I definitely have opinions about this subject. However, I am hoping to provide an evenhanded discussion of the issues. The links on this post cover all the positions of which I am aware.

I intend to heavily moderate the discussion this evening. I DO NOT intend to stifle ideas. I do intend to assure that discourse remains respectful and friendly.

The first links I recommend to you are from the Karaite group

http://www.karaite-korner.org/abib.shtml

http://www.karaite-korner.org/abib_faq.shtml

http://www.karaite-korner.org/passover.shtml

The above links provide the basic Karaite teaching on abib.

http://www.karaite-korner.org/abib/2005/

The above link is to pictures of the 2005 abib search.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/karaite_korner_news/messages

Above is a link to the messages in the Karaite news group. The latest messages are all about the issues surround abib.

http://yourarmstoisrael.org/Articles_new/articles/?page=Aviv_Barley

http://yourarmstoisrael.org/Articles_new/?page=articles/WHEN_DO_I_PESACH

The abive links are Moshe Koniuchowsky's thoughts on the subject.

http://www.tnnonline.net/faq/b.html#Biblical%20Calendar

Above is TNN Online's position on the subject.

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=43&letter=C&search=calendar

Above is the Jewish Encyclopedia article on the calendar.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1584/

Above is Remy Landau's massive tome on the Jewish calendar from a Jewish perspective. Prints out to over 300 pages.

cal.pdf

Above is Herb Solinsky's 65 page PDF file on the calendar.

Abib Found! New Moon Sited! Calendar Set for Spring Feasts!

Abib was found by Nehemia Gordon's group in Israel on March 8 and forward. You Can see the pics of abib barley at http://www.karaite-korner.org/abib/2005/

Also, the New Moon was sited on the 11th, making the 12th Rosh Chodesh Abib.

Thus the spring festival calendar is as follows:

Passover - Evening of March 25, 2005

1st Unleavened Bread - Saturday March 26, 2005

7th Unleavened Bread - Friday April 1, 2005

Shavuot - May 15, 2005