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From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Re: Moled -- Why is it always not on the same day as Rosh Chodesh
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Date: Wed, 20-Mar-85 14:31:24 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 20 14:31:24 1985
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Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY
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> > When our present calendar was set up it was arranged in such a way
> > that certain occurrences would not happen. Yom Kippur was always arranged
> > to not fall out on Friday or Sunday ( because there would be two successive
> > days when food could not be prepared ). 
> 
> Eliyahu, isn't the reason because we do not want to have to leave a 'meis'
> (dead body) for two days (Shabbos & Yom Kippur) without burial ? Especially
> in the times of the Gemarrah when there was no refrigeration.
>  
>         asher meth


	True. My mistake.

				Eliyahu.