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Richard Fiedler

Sep 16, 2014, 3:26 PM

Major Historical Error Corrected — The Hebrew Calendar — Finally Dated

For centuries, the preponderance of thought has been that the Fixed Hebrew Calendar we use today was established in 358 CE by a Patriarch named Hillel II. In recent times there have been claims that the calendar may have evolved many...

May 28, 2014, 10:42 AM

Daf Yomi – Modern Science illuminates some of the Hidden Secrets of the Talmud

On Monday, June 2nd, 2014, thousands of rabbis and laypeople will be learning in the Daf Yomi of the conflict between Rabban Gamliel and R’ Yehoshua. They probably won’t realize that hidden within their discussion is the key to the...

About Me

Born in Chicago, Richard was educated in Math and Physics but ran a business. In 1979 he bought a home in the Jewish Quarter. It has been his primary residence since 2000.