Emor | "ממחרת השבת" and the Calendar Controversy

Emor | "ממחרת השבת" and the Calendar Controversy, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Who were the "Beitusin" who challenged rabbinic authority about the date of Shavuot?  This shiur, given at the annual Yemei Iyyun beTanakh hosted by SAR High School, analyzes the controversy over the date (and day of the week) of the "Omer" offering which, in kind, affects the date and day of the week of Shavuot. Source sheet >>