Hananya Tried to Set the Jewish Calendar from Babylon

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 116

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

116. Hananya, nephew of R. Joshua tried to fix the calendar abroad, but the effort was frustrated by two messengers from Palestine.

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