Rosh Hashanah 30b Part 1/6

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why did Rosh Hashanah sometimes last two days even in the days of the Beis HaMikdash? The Mishnah tells that once the edim came late and the Leviyim sang the wrong shir, so bais din accepted edim only until mincha. When edim came after mincha, day 30 was kept holy along with day 31, the real Rosh Hashanah. After the Churban there was no more shir, and the doors of bais din were opened again.

Key points

• A saying heard from many roshei yeshiva: chazara is what makes a talmid chacham.
• Rosh Chodesh is day 30 or day 31, set once bais din accepts edim who saw the levana.
• After the Leviyim sang the wrong shir, the Mishnah's takana accepted edim only until mincha.
• Rashi spells out that day 30 stayed holy so people would not treat it lightly the next year.
• The second day came from a wrong shira, so shira is the avodah of Rosh Hashanah.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Opening and a plea for chazara
2. 2:54How Rosh Chodesh was fixed
3. 7:20Bais din open all day
4. 8:59The Leviyim's shir with the tamid
5. 11:55The takana to accept edim until mincha
6. 16:57Edim after mincha and two days
7. 22:35After the Churban, doors opened again
8. 23:30Shira as the avodah of Rosh Hashanah

Topics

• Kiddush HaChodesh
• Rosh Hashanah
• Shir HaLeviyim
• Chazara