Musar for Chagigah 32:9
לא מאי קבל עליו דקאמר לאצטרופי דאפי' אצטרופי נמי לא מצטריפנא:
No (ie. our assumption is incorrect). What did he accept upon himself? He meant it for [the purpose] of joining [a group that disagreed with Rabbi Shimon the son of Shetach in a vote of the judges], that would not even join a group [that disagreed with Rabbi Shimon the son of Shetach].
Mesilat Yesharim
Even matters of Shevut (Resting), despite that they are Rabbinical, are nevertheless important principles as the Sages said: "Never let [the principle] of Shevut (Rest) be light in your eyes. For the laying on of the hands [on a sacrifice for a Festival-day] is [prohibited] only on account of Shevut, yet the greatest men of the age debated therein" (Chagigah 16b).
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