[Avodah] Shemirah during Hakhel

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 05:52:05AM -0400, R Prof. Y Levine wrote to Areivim:
> As far as my attending the Bais HaMikdash, first of all, I assume that 
> things will be kept orderly. Secondly, given that I am a Levi, I assume 
> that I will be stationed at one of the gates, and not inside with the 
> crowd. >:-}

So, this made me wonder... Everyone had to be there for Haqhel, no?

But there is still a chiyuv of shemirah, meaning that there were shomerim who
weren't in the Ezras Nashim while sefer Devarim was being read.

So, was it that they could hear from their posts, or was is that shemirah was
suspended during Haqhel? Or was shemirah docheh? Or...???

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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