[Mesorah] RH a chag?

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

Joshua Meisner wrote:
> ... the same terminology of "Yom Tov" is used to describe the
> shearing festival made by Naval of Carmel which David requested
> to join, so that the term appears to describe any sort of festive
> rejoicing, and not specifically that caused by a chag ...

Although I'll admit that the title of this thread concerns Rosh Hashana's status, I think the questions about the phrase "Yom Tov" refer to Motzaei Yom Kippur. If so, then your reference supports this description of the festive rejoicing of that day.

Akiva Miller