[Avodah] Chadash only in Eretz Yisrael

[Micha Berger]

Here is some evidence that points toward the notion that the tannaim in
Bavel did not observe chadash.

The Y-mi, Pesachim 6:1 (vilna 39b-40a), lists 3 derashos that Hillel
wanted to make, that he had to go to EY to have an audience assess:

1- Tahor hu vetiharo hakohein -- a metzorah must be both physically healed
   and declared tahor by a kohein in order to be tahor. Healing without
   proclomation or a proclomation by the kohein not based on fact are
   not mitaheir.

2- Vezavachta Pesach Lashem E-lokekh tzon uvaqar -- uvaqar must refer to
   the chagiga, not the qorban pesach, since "min hakevasim umin ha'izim
   tiqachu"

3- "Sheishes yamim tokhal matzos" (Devarim 16) vs "Shiv'as yamim matzos
   tokheilu" (Shemos 12) can be resolved by saying the pasuq in Devarim
   refers to the 6 days in which one can eat matzos made of chadash
   in particular.

All three are topics learned in EY and not in Bavel -- and centuries
later are in mesechtos not in the Bavli. Implying that tannaei Bavel
didn't consider chadash to be halakhah lemaaseh.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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