Rosh Hashana 2:7 — The Declaration of the New Month
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Mishnah ראש השנה ב׳:ז׳ · Rosh Hashana 2:7
רֹאשׁ בֵּית דִּין אוֹמֵר מְקֻדָּשׁ,
וְכָל הָעָם עוֹנִין אַחֲרָיו מְקֻדָּשׁ מְקֻדָּשׁ.
בֵּין שֶׁנִּרְאָה בִזְמַנּוֹ בֵּין שֶׁלֹּא נִרְאָה בִזְמַנּוֹ,
מְקַדְּשִׁין אוֹתוֹ.
רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בְּרַבִּי צָדוֹק אוֹמֵר,
אִם לֹא נִרְאָה בִזְמַנּוֹ,
אֵין מְקַדְּשִׁין אוֹתוֹ,
שֶׁכְּבָר קִדְּשׁוּהוּ שָׁמָיִם:
The head of beis din declares: Mekudash — it is sanctified —
and all the people answer after him: Mekudash, mekudash.
Whether it was seen at its proper time or was not seen at its proper time,
they sanctify it.
Rabbi Elazar b'Rabbi Tzadok says:
If it was not seen at its proper time,
they do not sanctify it,
for heaven has already sanctified it.
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The Declaration of the New Month▾
| Case | Ruling | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| The witnesses have been accepted — what happens next? | The head of beis din says Mekudash, and the people answer Mekudash, mekudash | — |
| Nobody saw the moon, so the thirty-first day is Rosh Chodesh on its own — is the declaration still made? | Tanna Kamma: Yes, either way | — |
| R' Elazar b'R' Tzadok: No | heaven has already sanctified that day |
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