[Avodah] Gezeros in the BHMK

[Zev Sero]

Aryeh Stein wrote:
>>>> The first mishna in Shas tells us that hekteir chalavim v'eivarim,
> though their time for hakrava min haTorah is all night, were to be
> offered by chatzos.>>>
> 
> Actually, Rashi (on the mishna) explains that by hekteir chalavim
> v'eivarim, there was no gezeira that they had to be offered by chatzos
> - the zman for hekteir chalavim v'eivarim is all night.  (Rashi
> explains that the only reason that hekteir chalavim v'eivarim is
> brought down in the mishna is to teach us that any mitzvah that is
> done at night is "kasher kol halayla.")

Ah, I thought I remembered that from somewhere, but I couldn't find it.
I guess I never thought to look at Rashi on the Mishna.  Thank you.

The Rambam seems to disagree with Rashi, and assumes that there must
have been such a regulation, even if there isn't any other mention of
one.


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