04-25-2014, 09:06 PM
rradavich Wrote:How can the calendar be purely solar if it always starts on a Wednesday, is 364 days long, and a solar year is 365.25 days long?
One reason is Mishmarot: (6 * 364 days) / 24 week rotation cycle = 13, no remainder.
(6 * 364) / 168 = 13.
The Priestly Cycle takes 6 years to complete and acts as a check on various calendars.
CW
PS: I'm studying various alignments for the Holy Days using a "Mishmarot Calculator" and some of the results are Knock-your-socks-off stuff. It's definitely worth studying.