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Chayei Adam - K’lal 139 - The Laws of Rosh Hashana Night & Rosh Hashana Tefilos

would have to violate the positive command of not offering any sacrifice after the
afternoon korban tamid, and [now if it is declared to be yom tov] they would have
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to offer the musaf sacrifice. Therefore, they decreed to accept witnesses only
until mincha, and if they came after mincha, they would end off the day as a holy
one so that they shouldn’t be lax the following year, and the next day they would
sanctify the month which would be holy by Torah law. Therefore, even after the
destruction [of the Beis HaMikdash] and even if witnesses came before mincha, it
was decreed to observe both days as yom tov, and that the month should begin
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from the first day. The halachos of the first day apply to the second and so an
egg laid on the first day of Rosh Hashana is forbidden on the second day as
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well. Similarly, anything manufactured or harvested on the first day, is forbidden
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on the second day as well, as explained in hilchos yom tov, just like milk which
was milked on the first day prohibited on the second as well. If Rosh Hashana
occurs on Thursday and Friday, [the these] are prohibited on Shabbos as well. 94

םדו רשב
90. With the exception of korban Pesach, 92. An egg laid on yom tov is muktza and
no sacrifice was to be offered after the may not be eaten. On another yom tov,
afternoon korban tamid (daily communal however, an egg laid on the first day of yom
sacrifice). Although the necessity to offer the tov may be eaten on the second day. This is
korban musaf on Rosh Hashana might override because the second day of yom tov was
this rule, the issue was deemed sufficient established due to doubt, and accordingly if
cause to postpone the beginning of the the first day was really yom tov, then the
month. second day is not yom tov and the halachos of
muktza do not apply, and, if yom tov is really
91. Meaning that the first day of Rosh the second day, then this egg was laid before
Hashana is always the first of Tishrei in yom tov and is fully permissible. Since Rosh
accordance with our established calendar. Hashana is observed as two days of yom tov
Nevertheless, the following day is also by definite decree (as above) this reasoning
observed as yom tov since historically, Rosh doesn’t apply. See Chayei Adam K’lal 101:4
Hashana was [often] observed over a two day and Shulchan Aruch O.C. 513:5 for a detailed
period. discussion of this topic.

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