[Avodah] korbonos by mincha gedoyle

[Zev Sero]

Micha Berger wrote:
> On Fri, June 22, 2007 11:53 am, Zev Sero wrote:
> : [RAM] kennethgmiller at juno.com wrote:
> :> I'd think
> :> this to be among the gezeros that still apply even when the reasons
> :> no longer hold. I.e., that we will wait the full half-hour in 3BHMK,
> :> even on EP/ES.

> : Why would a future Sanhedrin, with the full power to repeal obsolete
> : gezerot, refrain from doing so?

> Because I think minhag avoseihem beyadeihem would mean that a future
> Sanhedrin would only repeal gezeiros for which there is motivation to
> repeal. A lack of motivation to persist would be insufficient.

I only know the phrase "minhag avoseichem biydeichem" from the letter
received in Bavel about Yom Tov Sheni; but that letter gave a specific
reason why they should keep their old minhag, it didn't just say to
keep doing it because it was the minhag.

Even if the future Sanhedrin will see some value in keeping outdated
minhagim for tradition's sake, there *is* no minhag about when to
bring the korban tamid.  The last korban tamid was brought nearly
2000 years ago!  I don't see how any value ascribed to "tradition"
would transfer from when "avoseichem" davened mincha to when "you"
should bring the korban, on Erev Pesach that falls on Erev Shabbos.


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