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On 9/12/2013 2:24 PM, Prof. Levine wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:20130912192616.852ED17FD5B@nexus.stevens.edu"
type="cite"> <font size="3">In conclusion, we should realize that ‘<i>Yom
Tov Sheini</i>’ is not
simply a <i>chumra</i>, but rather <i>halacha</i>, established
millennia
ago by our great leaders. Although those of us living in Eretz Yisrael
are largely exempt from its observance, we fortunately merit tasting
its
extra <i>kedusha</i> at least once a year: on Rosh Hashana! <br>
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See, and I would have phrased it differently. "Although those of us
living in Eretz Yisrael are zocheh to keep most yamim tovim the way
they were originally intended to be observed, b'avonoteynu ha-rabbim,
we are still stuck in the case of Rosh Hashanah."<br>
<br>
Lisa<br>
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