What did a rabbi's article in the Jerusalem Post say about the 215 years?
A rabbi's article in the Jerusalem Post used the same 215-year number, from the time Jacob came into Egypt until the Exodus. This matches the second half of the 430 years, following the earlier 215 years from Abram's entry into Canaan until Jacob went to Egypt.
Les explains that the 430 years runs from Abram leaving Haran and coming into Canaan until the Exodus. The first 215 years go from Abram's arrival in Canaan until Jacob goes down to Egypt; the next 215 years run from Jacob's coming into Goshen until the Exodus. After a previous taping, Les read the Jerusalem Post, and one rabbi's article also used the same 215-year number from Jacob's entry into Egypt, aligning with verse 41's statement that it came to pass at the end of the 430 years. Les stresses it was not within six months, but on the selfsame day.