Economist Cover 12.22.12 and 1.4.13 Hang gliders Bibi

 

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First date on the cover 12/22/12

Sat, 22 December 2012 = 9th of Tevet, 5773

ט׳ בְּטֵבֵת תשע״ג

Parashat Vayigash

Parashat Vayigash 5773 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ

22 December 2012 / 9 Tevet 5773

Parashat Vayigash is the 11th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Genesis 44:18-47:27

Vayigash (“He Approached”) opens as Judah pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin as a prisoner. Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers, crying and kissing them. The brothers bring Jacob from Canaan to Egypt, and Jacob and his children settle in Goshen. The portion ends as Joseph buys most of Egypt’s land in exchange for food. 

Hang glider attack was 11 years into the future. 12/22/12 was Torah portion 11. 

From and including: Saturday, December 22, 2012

To, but not including Saturday, October 7, 2023

Result: 3941 days

Or 10 years, 9 months, 15 days excluding the end date.

Or 129 months, 15 days excluding the end date.

563 weeks

1079.73% of a common year (365 days)

From and including: Saturday, December 22, 2012

To, but not including Saturday, December 2, 2023

Result: 3997 days

Or 10 years, 11 months, 10 days excluding the end date.

Or 131 months, 10 days excluding the end date.

571 weeks

From and including: Saturday, December 22, 2012

To, but not including Friday, December 22, 2023

Result: 4017 days

Or 11 years excluding the end date.

Or 132 months excluding the end date.

573 weeks and 6 days

1100.55% of a common year (365 days)

12*22+20*12 = 504

12*22+20*12+10*7+20*23 = 1034

12*22+20*12+12*2+20*23 = 988

12*22+20*12+12*22+20*23= 1228

Second date 1.4.2013 

Fri, 4 January 2013 = 22nd of Tevet, 5773

כ״ב בְּטֵבֵת תשע״ג

Parashat Shemot

Parashat Shemot 5773 / פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת

5 January 2013 / 23 Tevet 5773

Parashat Shemot is the 13th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Exodus 1:1-6:1

Shemot (“Names”) is the first Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It opens describing the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and adopted into Pharaoh’s household. He later encounters God at a burning bush and begins his mission of demanding that Pharoah let the Israelites go.

From and including: Friday, January 4, 2013

To, but not including Saturday, October 7, 2023

Result: 3928 days

Or 10 years, 9 months, 3 days excluding the end date.

Or 129 months, 3 days excluding the end date.

561 weeks and 1 day

1076.16% of a common year (365 days)

1*4+20*13= 264

12*22+20*12+1*4+20*13 = 768