Subject: [ETI Informal pdf 1AD.02.03.01] Scriptural New Year Commenced at Sunset Friday 15 March or Sunrise Saturday 16 March
From: "James @ End Time Issues" <[email-masked]>
To: "Lists@ End Time Issues" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:04:07 +0200

Greetings,

Following are extracts from various mails confirming that Abib Barley has been found in and around Jerusalem and that the New Moon was sighted on the evening of Friday 15 March.

Depending on your interpretation of the Scriptural Day, the Scriptural New Year commenced at sunset on 15 March or sunrise on 16 March and all other dates will be counted from this point, refer previous mails.

The summary calendar is as follows:

The orthodox Jewish interpretation is that all of the above Holy Days begin at sunset on the day before the date listed and continue for 25 hours until the end of twilight the following day.

According to the interpretation that a Scriptural day begins in the morning posted recently, then these days would begin at sunrise on the dates above with the exceptions mentioned in the article: 
[ETI Main pdf 1A1.02.01.06] The Dayspring: Scriptural Proof a Day Begins In the Morning

Note that THIS YEAR the date for Passover approximately correlates with Easter, this is NOT always the case.

At this stage i am unclear as to whether Passover should be observed on the evening of Friday 29 March or of 30 March.

Warm regards and blessings

James Robertson

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Karaite Korner Newsletter #97

Abib Barley Found!

On Thursday March 14, 2002, the first day of searching, the Abib
Expedition has found Abib Barley in multiple locations.  The Searchers
set out from Jerusalem and searched throughout the southern Shephelah
and Northern Negev.  Abib Barley was found in various locations
including the slopes of the "Western Hill" of ancient Jerusalem, only
a short distance from the Temple Mount.  Images of the Abib Barley are
available at:
http://www.karaite-korner.org/abib_report.shtml

Karaite Korner Newsletter #98

More Abib Barley Found!

On Friday March 15, 2002, the second day of searching, the Abib 
Expedition has found more Abib Barley in multiple locations. The 
Searchers set out from Jerusalem and searched throughout the Judaean 
Desert and Jordan Valley. Abib Barley was found in various locations
including Mitzpeh Yericho in the Judaean Desert and Fatzael in the 
Jordan Valley.  

More information on locations of Abib and images of the barley will be
forthcoming.

The second day of the Abib Expedition was carried out by Nehemia 
Gordon, Brian Convery, Michael Storey, Richard Dolan, and Gerald 
Kirby.

Nehemia Gordon
World Karaite Movement (R.A.)
POB 7816
Jerusalem 91078
Israel

Karaite Korner Newsletter #99

New Moon of the Abib Sighted From Jerusalem!

On Friday March 15, 2002 the New Moon was sighted from Jerusalem.  
The moon was first sighted by Brian Convery at 18:11 and sighted 
shortly thereafter by Nehemia Gordon, Devorah Gordon, Michael Storey, 
Richard Dolan, and Gerald Kirby.  

Rosh Shannah Sameach!
Happy New Year!

Nehemia Gordon
Jerusalem, Israel