[Avodah] Yom Tov Sheni for Olim LeReget to the Beit Mikdash

[Zev Sero]

Micha Berger wrote:

> : Of course it was well after the churban; during the entire time of
> : the 2nd bayis there was a functioning beis din that was mekadesh
> : every month, so how could there *not* be a sfeka deyoma in Bavel?
> 
> Simply that they knew in advance which day they would accept eidim and
> be meqadeish. Elul was set to 29 days before then; and lo bd"u Pesach
> velo ad"u rosh were argued a generation earlier.

They couldn't accept eidim if none showed up.  The fact that in all
that time lo matzinu Elul me'ubar is surely a miracle; but not one
they could ever count on happening.   "Lo ADU Rosh" was not only
unheard of bizman habayis, it was equally unheard of when Rebbi
composed the mishneh; it's a much later development, long after
there was no more aliyah laregel.



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