[Avodah] The 8th Day of Pesach in Golus

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Yitzchak Levine asked:

> Dare one say that yesterday it was preferable to be in Golus
> given the combination of the kedusha of Shabbos and the
> d'rabbonim kedusha of the 8th day of Pesach?

You forgot about the kedusha of being in Eretz Yisrael. If that is d'rabanan, then one could argue for a tie.

But my recollection is that the kedusha of Eretz Yisrael is d'Oraisa, and that the reason for certain mitzvos hateluyos baaretz (such as terumah) being only d'rabanan is the lack of certain other criteria (such as bias kulchem). If so, then being in Eretz Yisrael would be a clear winner, having two d'Oraisa kedushas (Shabbos and Eretz Yisrael).

Akiva Miller


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