Commentary for Eruvin 78:11

אשכחיה רב ששת לרבה בר שמואל אמר ליה תני מר מידי בקדושות אמר ליה תנינא מודה רבי יוסי בשני ימים טובים של גליות אמר ליה אי משכחת להו לא תימא להו ולא מידי

meant this: And so also did R'Jose treat the prohibition of [such a procedure] on any of the two festival days of the diaspora<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. relaxed it and permitted the procedure.');">²⁶</span> as did the Rabbis on the two festival days of the New Year<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 39a: 'The Sages agree with R. Eliezer that if on [the eve of] the New Year etc.');">²⁷</span> on which they permit [a similar procedure]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is rather a forced interpretation but is preferable to the difficulty of allowing a senseless ruling to stand in the name of R. Jose who is Invariably known for his reasoned statements and arguments.');">²⁸</span> R'Shesheth subsequently met Rabbah B'Samuel and asked him, 'Has the Master learnt anything on the question of festival sanctities? '<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' l.e., whether the two days of a diaspora festival are regarded as two entities of holiness or as one only.');">²⁹</span>

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