[Mesorah] RH a chag?

kennethgmiller at juno.com kennethgmiller at juno.com
Wed Oct 10 19:22:01 PDT 2007


R' Joshua Meisner wrote:
> "Tik'u ba-chodesh shofar, ba-keseh l'yom chageinu".

and R' Michael Hamm wrote:
> Thank you. ("Ezehu chag shehachodesh miskase bo have omer
> ze Rosh Hashsna." G'mara, somewhere (in RH, I guess).)

but then R' Michael Hamm asked:
> But is the word used anywhere outside of that to describe
> RH?  As far as I can tell ... Yad Hachazaka refers only
> to the r'galim as "chag".  Anywhere else?

now here's my comment:

Hmmm... Let's see... We have a pasuk from Tehillim. And we have a quote from a Gemara which confirms the implications of that pasuk. Isn't that enough?

Akiva Miller




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