Mesorat%20hashas for Taanit 8:18

אמר להו שמואל פוקו ואמרו ליה לאבא אחר שעשיתו קודש תעשהו חול אלא אמר שמואל מתחיל במוספין ובמנחה ופוסק ערבית ושחרית וחוזר ומתחיל במוספין

Now that you have arrived at this conclusion [I can say], Both teachings apply equally to them [Palestinians] and there is no contradiction; the one speaks [of conditions] in Temple times and the other [of conditions] after Temple times. But as for us who observe two days [of the festival],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Because of doubt, In this case whether it is the eighth or seventh day of the Festival of Tabernacles.]');">¹⁶</span> what shall our practice be? - Rab says: He begins [to make men-tion] in the Additional Service of the Eighth Day of the Feast, he discontinues in the Afternoon Service and in the Evening Service and in the Morning Service but resumes in the Additional Service of the second day. Samuel said to them [to the scholars]: Go and say to Abba:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., Rab. His proper name was Abba Arika.');">¹⁷</span> After you have declared the day holy<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By making mention of rain indicating thereby that it is the eighth day of the Festival.');">¹⁸</span> can you declare it again a weekday?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [By discontinuing it at the afternoon service and then implying that it is still the seventh day which belongs to the half holiday.]');">¹⁹</span> - Therefore Samuel said: He begins [to make mention] in the Additional Service and in the Afternoon Service and discontinues in the Evening Service and in the Morning Service [of the following day], and resumes it in the Additional Service

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