Talk at the Jewish Calendar Seminar on
Wednesday, 4 Nisan (Apr. 13), 4-5 pm

Speaker: Yehuda Hershkowitz (Jerusalem)

Title: "The Astronomical Research of Rabbi David Nieto"

Abstract:
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This talk will focus on the causes for Rabbi David Nieto's astronomical
research focusing on the Spanish and Portugese Jewish communities in   
Italy, Holland and England.  We will examine the problems he deals with
and his conclusions, and will discuss the impact these issues have had on
contemporary Jewish thought.