Reply To: The Missing 165 Years – Discrepancy Between Jewish and Secular Calendars

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April 25, 2012 8:44 pm at 8:44 pm #1014200
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Derzoger: Please read fropm the top. Rav Shimon Schwab zt’l suggested that the dedication of Bayis Sheni was held in 2 stages, 165 years apart. So Bayis Sheni would have stood for a total of 585; 165 in a scaled down format, and 420, which is mentioned in the gemara, when is was fully rebuilt.