Aviv Search 2016

The Barley Was Not Aviv on Day 1 of This Year’s Aviv Search
On Wednesday March 9, 2016 we examined barley in the Judean Desert and Jordan Valley. Despite finding some lone stalks of Aviv barley, we did not find any fields that had significant amounts of Aviv barley. In one sampling of the most advanced barley at Ein Mabua in the Judean Desert we found 10% of the stalks were Aviv, not nearly enough to harvest with a sickle as per Deuteronomy 16:9. We will continue tomorrow with examining the barley in the Northern Negev. By the end of tomorrow we will have a definitive answer as to whether the new moon on Thursday March 10, 2016 will mark the beginning of the Hebrew new year or the beginning of the 13th Hebrew month.

courtesy from:Nehemia Gordon
Jerusalem, Israel