Commentary for Eruvin 77:8

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> ר' יהודה אומר ראש השנה שהיה ירא שמא תתעבר מערב אדם שני עירובין ואומר עירובי בראשון למזרח ובשני למערב בראשון למערב ובשני למזרח עירובי בראשון ובשני כבני עירי עירובי בשני ובראשון כבני עירי ולא הודו לו חכמים

we might merely have been given a piece of good advice.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which does not preclude the naming of new bread as 'erub if the man is inclined to do so.');">¹⁵</span> <big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>R JUDAH RULED: [IF ON THE EVE OF THE] NEW YEAR A MAN<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Living in the diaspora, too far from Jerusalem (the seat of the Sanhedrin or supreme court) to ascertain in time which day was fixed as the New Year. The day beginning [he new year, is well as the respective days beginning the months of the year, was determined and announced in Jerusalem after the authorities heard, and were satisfied with the necessary evidence on the time the new moon appeared in the respective month.');">¹⁶</span> FEARS THAT [THE PRECEDING MONTH OF ELUL.] MIGHT BE INTERCALATED,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., declared to consist of thirty, instead of twenty-nine days. If the witnesses were in time only the day following the twenty-ninth of Elul was announced as New Year's day, but if they were late, that day' was added to Elul and the New Year festival was announced for both that day');">¹⁷</span>

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