ROSH HASHANAH 21-25 - Dedicated in memory of Max (Meir Menachem ben Shlomo ha'Levi) Turkel, by his children Eddie and Lawrence and his wife Jean Turkel/Rafalowicz. Max was a warm and loving husband and father and is missed dearly by his family and friends. His Yahrzeit is 5 Teves.
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Two people once testified that they saw the moon on the day of the 30th, but it was not seen the following evening. Can we accept this?
Yes.
No.
Only for a Choser.
Only for a Malei.
Machlokes A&B.
Why did rebbi send רבי חייא to עין טב to be Mekadesh?
One can see well from there.
Siman for a good month.
The place where he was everyone had seen the old moon on the 29th.
Romans had issued a decree forbidding the declaration of Rosh Chodesh.
Machlokes C&D.
Why was the Hesped of אמו של בן זזא so long?
She was a great woman.
He was very powerful.
It only felt long.
ר"ג wanted everyone to know it wasn't Rosh Chodesh.
Machlokes all of the above.
Why are we not told the names of the 70 זקנים ?
Too long.
They never said Nevuah.
They never said Nevuah le'Doros.
Prevent people from saying, "Are our judges like Moshe and all the rest?!"
Kashya.
##הדרן עלך אם אינן מכירין##
!!TRUE!!
If they start חקירת עדים but don't finish till night can they be Mekadesh that night?