Rosh Hashana 2:2 — Beacon-Fires, Then Messengers

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נושא · Topicמַשּׂוּאוֹת וּשְׁלוּחִיןBeacon-Fires, Then Messengers
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Mishnah ראש השנה ב׳:ב׳ · Rosh Hashana 2:2
בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה
הָיוּ מַשִּׂיאִין מַשּׂוּאוֹת.
מִשֶּׁקִּלְקְלוּ הַכּוּתִים,
הִתְקִינוּ
שֶׁיְּהוּ שְׁלוּחִין יוֹצְאִין:
Originally
they would light beacon-fires.
Once the Kusim corrupted it,
they enacted
that messengers would go out.
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Beacon-Fires, Then Messengers▾
CaseRulingReason
Rosh Chodesh is declared and Bavel does not know — how was the word once sent?Beacon-fires, peak to peak—
And after the Kusim lit false ones?Messengers on foot instead—
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