Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Responsa for Beitzah 8:12

והשתא דידעינן בקביעא דירחא מאי טעמא עבדינן תרי יומי משום דשלחו מתם הזהרו במנהג אבותיכם בידיכם זמנין דגזרו המלכות גזרה ואתי לאקלקולי

But now, since we know the fixing of the months, what's the reason that we do two days? Because they sent a message from there [Israel]: "Be careful with the practice of your ancestors that are in your hands; sometimes, the government will decree [a persecution on the Jews] and they [the Jews] will come to denigrate [Yom Tov]."

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