שִׁבְעָ֥ה שָׁבֻעֹ֖ת תִּסְפָּר־לָ֑ךְ מֵהָחֵ֤ל חֶרְמֵשׁ֙ בַּקָּמָ֔ה תָּחֵ֣ל לִסְפֹּ֔ר שִׁבְעָ֖ה שָׁבֻעֽוֹת׃
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Jerusalem Talmud Megillah
HALAKHAH: “On Pentecost, seven weeks.” There are Tannaim who state, in the third month117Ex. Chapters 19–20. While Pharisaic and Sadducee traditions differ about the date of Pentecost, both are in agreement that the holiday celebrates the anniversary of the theophany of Sinai and the giving of the Ten Commandments, the theme of these Chapters. Tosephta 3:5. “And on New Year’s Day, and in the Seventh month118In this version the reading is Num. 29:1–5..” There are Tannaim who state, and the Eternal counted Sarah119Gen. Chapter 21. The reading is appropriate because v. 21:17 states that a person is judged only by his state at the moment of judgment; if he is repentant then his prior misdeeds are disregarded; a proper reading for the Day of Judgment. Tosephta 3:6 For the Babylonian rite, Babli 31a.. “On the Day of Atonement, after the death. On the first day of Tabernacles one reads the section about holidays in Leviticus; on the remaining days about the sacrifices of the holiday.” Rebbi Jacob bar Aḥa in the name of Rebbi Yasa, to teach you that the world only exists by the sacrifices.
Jerusalem Talmud Megillah
HALAKHAH: “The entire night is qualified for the counting128Counting the 50 days between the bringing of the omer and Pentecost (Lev. 23:15–16). The verse puts the start of the count at the bringing of the omer which must be during daytime, but rabbinically it is connected to the cutting of the omer in the night preceding to offering. Since the statement is given as a quote, one has to assume that a Yerushalmi Mishnah mentioned “counting”, a continuing obligation also without a Temple, instead of “cutting”, which became obsolete with the destruction of the Temple. Both “cutting” and “counting” are mentioned in the Mishnah in Alfasi, confirmed there by the commentary “Rashi”, cf. Dikduke Soferim Megillah56a Note (כ). of the omer.” Rebbi Joḥanan said, this is Rebbi Eleazar ben Rebbi Simeon’s, since Rebbi Eleazar ben Rebbi Simeon said, from the start of cutting you shall start to count129And since the verse requires the cutting at the end of the holiday, counting has to occur immediately after the end of the holiday. But then one should not have the entire night for both cutting and counting.. Then he should leave the Sabbath domain at nightfall and start to cut. It is impossible to be exact130Since “immediately after” is a vague notion, in particular involving a complicated matter, moving vessels and sickle to a field, etc., by necessity the entire night has to be qualified.; therefore the entire night is qualified.