Ein%20mishpat for Sukkah 111:18

אלא לפניה יום טוב אחרון לאחריה יום טוב ראשון מ"ט כיון דהני מקדמי והני מאחרי תיקנו רבנן מילתא כי היכי דניכלו בהדי הדדי:

Rather, before refers to the last day of the festival and after refers to the first day of the festival. What is the reason? Since the one watch had to arrive early and the other had to leave late, the Rabbis made an enactment in order that they might eat together

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