Speaker: Dr. Yair Halevi (Bar-Ilan University)

Title: "The Passover that King Hizkiyya Celebrated in the Second Month"

Abstract:
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It is the intent of our lecture to pursue an explanation and discuss the
reasons why King Hizkiyya chose to celebrate the Passover in the second
month, in a constrained and unusual fashion. What was the explanation
behind the king's directive, and why did it not receive the backing of
the scholars of the time?

We base our talk on Maimonides' commentary and his ruling (that King
Hizqiyya's Passover took place and was acknowledged), as well as that of
Rabbi Joseph Caro (in his commentary on Maimonides). together with that
of the Kabbalist Rabbi Joseph Hayim (Ben Ish Hay).