Commentary for Rosh Hashanah 38:15

שלחו ליה למר עוקבא אדר הסמוך לניסן לעולם חסר

Because, you say, people in this case know when the month ends?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When the first Adar ends and the second Adar begins.');">¹¹</span> If the period is a month, they also know! - R'Papa said: The one who said 'a month' holds that [the Beth din may prolong the year] either by thirty days or by a month at their option.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And therefore it is necessary to keep the public informed. (9) [Regarded by some as a survival of an Essene community, v. J.E V. p. 226]. ruchg ouh');">¹²</span>

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