Chamisha Ushlosh Meyot - mi yodeya?

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Who knows three hundred and five?

In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 305.

Don't be led astray like a lamb by lazy gematria.

Check out mi-yodeya-series for the previous three hundred and four entries in this ongoing series.

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Double AA · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-24 18:13:39Z

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Hashem's name יֱהֹוִה (pronounced אֱלֹהִים) occurs 305 times in Tanach .

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answered Oct 24, 2012 at 18:02

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How do you count those? Can you search by vowelized text?
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Commented Oct 24, 2012 at 18:04
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Isaac Moses · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-24 18:19:21Z

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There are approximately 305K letters in a Torah scroll.

answered Oct 24, 2012 at 18:19

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A more interesting source IMO aishdas.org/toratemet/en_pamphlet9.html
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Commented Oct 24, 2012 at 19:18
The number they give (304805) is based (they claim) on the Masora of Ben Asher in his Dikdukei Taamim. Can anyone confirm that our received text has the same number?
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Commented Oct 24, 2012 at 19:26
@DoubleAA Here's something posted today on Hirhurim that indicates another source for the same total. Anyway, it'd have to be off by hundreds to remove the association with 305.
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Gershon Gold · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-24 19:29:45Z

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In 1929 - 305 American Jews made Aliya. source - jta.org

answered Oct 24, 2012 at 19:29

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