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Beth-Jaazek

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

According to the Mishnah (R. H. 2:4), a large court in which the Sanhedrin awaited the announcement of the new moon. The Palestinian Talmud ascribes its name to the fact that the calculation of the calendar was settled () there.

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Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Beth-Jaazek'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​b/beth-jaazek.html. 1901.