Sabbath

[bananabrain]

Originally Posted by bob-x

No, no, no: in rosh hodesh it is the rosh "head-of-" which means "new", the hodesh "moon" which means "month"; same as in rosh ha-shanah "new year", lit. "head-of the-year".

but HaDaSH *also* means new, as far as i'm aware - obviously "head-of" can mean new, too, but considering we have a rosh hodesh every month, i wouldn't have an issue with a "head of a head", as it were.

Originally Posted by Israel Ysrayl

The Julian/Gregorian which is a calendar that is inspired by Satan

cluck cluck, gibber gibber, my old man's a mushroom etc. my diary whispers to me when i'm asleep about the fiendish purpose underpinning shrove tuesday, as well.

as for this idea that there was a switch from quarter-phase to strict 7-day, i'll check. i suppose it isn't entirely unfeasible, but i'd have to wonder when it took place.

b'shalom

bananabrain

[Dream]

Originally Posted by Dream

Shark teeth apparently can last a long time. I believe you still have a pair, Juantoo3.

Ouch that was not meant to be such a slap in the face, Juantoo3. I think there was some kind of running gag about sharks going on at the time, so I'm sure we were just kidding.

Actually going over this thread it seems I've been horrible to everyone I posted to! Diamond in the ruff, anyone?