[Avodah] Two Days of YK - a Question from my son

[Richard Wolpoe]

My son Zvi asked me tonight the following question:

IF the orignal Minhag had been to keep  2 days of YK when  kevius was still
> by witnesses
> THEN would Hazal have subsequently exempted  a 2-day YK  when the calendar
> became fixed by Hillel II?
> OR would they have perpetuated the "minhag avoseinu b'yadeinu" for YK ,
> too and required 2 days?"
>

Seconds later a follow-up, corollary question occurred to me:

> Given that there were  Amora'im in the G'mara who DID observe 2 days of YK
> -
> Q:  Were those Amorai'm ONLY before Hillel II? IOW did that "humra"
> disappear with the advent of a fixed calendar?
>

If anyone can point me to that sugya I can check it out myself.

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