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mation, based on which they decide how far they can go in convicting 5. If he can choose to be on duty on Rosh Hashanah or on Sukkos,
the murderer. he should choose Sukkos, for two reasons:
In view of this explanation, we can now understand the words a. Since Rosh Hashanah comes before Sukkos, one should choose
of the Kesef Mishneh and Ramach. Their opinion is that even if the it, as explained in the Mishnah Berurah (#90:28).
members of the Sanhedrin study medicine, their decisive power in
medicine is no more than that of other physicians. When the Torah b. On Sukkos, the mitzvah of the sukkah is nullified for him since
writes (Devarim 17:10): “And you shall do according to the tenor of the he is caring for a patient and is therefore exempt from sukkah. It
sentence which they will declare unto you from that place,” this refers is plausible to assume that he will be able to fulfill the mitzvah
to Torah reasoning and not to factual matters that beis din determines of the four species while on duty.
according to the science of medicine. The fact that the Sanhedrin rules
regarding the murderer is based on the surmation and judgement of 1 SuMMaRy and Conclusion
the beis din, and this they can know even without having knowledge
of medicine. The order of priorities is as follows:
The Kesef Mishneh and Ramach understood that when the Ram- 1. The second day of Rosh Hashanah
bam wrote that the members of the Sanhedrin must know “a little” 2. The night of Rosh Hashanah or Shemini Atzeres
of other sciences, such as “medicine, mathematics, astrology etc.”
his intent was not that they know a little about each of the seven 3. Yom Kippur
sciences listed there. Rather his intent was that they know “some” of 4. Shabbos
these seven sciences. In other words, they do not need to know all the
wisdoms that exist in the world, only some of them, but well. That 5. Sukkos
is why the Kesef Mishneh and Ramach were wondering: Why is this 6. The first day of Rosh Hashanah
necessary? In order to assess the credibility of the physicians’ words, 
it is sufficient to know “a little” medicine. That is why they remained
with a question. So it seems to me.

Which is Preferable? Lighting the Chanukah
Menorah or Reciting Hallel?

1 Question

A physician is on duty at the hospital on the night of Chanukah. If his
wife lights the menorah in their house, he is not obligated to also light
in the hospital; he fulfills his mitzvah through his wife (See Mishnah
Berurah #677:2). Nevertheless, some poskim rule that he is obligat-
ed to see the light of the menorah and to recite the blessing “Who
performed miracles for our forefathers, then and now.” Therefore, it

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