[Avodah] day definition

[Akiva Miller]

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R' Joel Rich asked:
> What are we trying to make of the fact that while the Jewish
> "day" starts at night, the tur chose to start his "day" (in
> orach chaim) in the AM (and that IIUC all siddurim did the same).

To me, this is based purely on practical considerations, aka convenience,
or how people naturally tend to perceive when their day begins and ends.

My proof (and imho this is a great example of "the exception proves the
rule") is that although daily siddurim do indeed begin with the morning,
machzorim (and that includes Shabbos-only siddurim) universally begin with
the evening.

Akiva Miller
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