Kabbalah and 2012

The Jewish calender suggests a similar event to the ancient Mayan calendar, suggests Nina Amir:

...the idea that humanity or the world at large is about to undergo some sort of transformation does not represent a new idea. For instance, the ancient Jewish mystics predict a change as well, but the world transformation they see coming doesn’t happen for another 231 years.

The current Jewish year is 5769, which means it is 227 years out if synch with the Mayan end date. Could they be discusssing the same event, but over thousands of years one party has got their dates wrong?