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face=Arial>From: "Prof. Levine"
<llevine@stevens.edu><BR><BR>>>Yesterday in EY was just
Shabbos, whereas here it was both Shabbos <BR>and the 8th Day of Yom
Tov. Therefore, it seems to me that there was <BR>more kedusha here
yesterday than in EY.<BR><BR>Dare one say that yesterday it was preferable to be
in Golus given <BR>the combination of the kedusha of Shabbos and the d'rabbonim
kedusha <BR>of the 8th day of Pesach? <<<BR><BR>YL</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>On every yom tov sheni shel galuyos we have yom tov when those in E'Y do
not. We have that extra day because of sefeka deyoma, i.e., BECAUSE we are
in galus. What you are suggesting is that it is in general better to be in
galus than in E'Y because our doubt as to what day it is somehow increases
kedusha! Needless to say this seems prima facie absurd to me.
Additionally, it is only on yom tov that the day approximates the level of
kedusha that is present in E'Y every day of the year, which is why we only have
duchening on yom tov while they duchen in E'Y every day.</DIV>
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PTSIZE="10"><BR><STRONG>--Toby Katz<BR>=============</STRONG><BR>Romney -- good
values, good family, good
hair<BR><BR><BR>-------------------------------------------------------------------
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