Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Responsa for Shabbat 47:7

מי דמי התם נביא בדר"ח ליכא כלל הכא איתיה בערבית ושחרית ומנחה אלא להא דמיא דאמר רב אחדבוי אמר רב מתנה אמר רב יום טוב שחל להיות בשבת המפטיר בנביא במנחה בשבת א"צ להזכיר של יום טוב שאילמלא שבת אין נביא במנחה ביום טוב

Since there is no Additional Service for [Hanukkah] itself, we do not refer to it; or perhaps it [the Sabbath and New Moon] is a day which requires four services?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The three stated above plus the Additional. Hence this Additional Service ranks as the rest, and requires a mention of Hanukkah. ');"><sup>24</sup></span> — R. Huna and Rab Judah both maintain: It is not referred to; R. Nahman and R. Johanan both maintain: It is referred to. Abaye observed to R. Joseph. This [ruling] of R. Huna and Rab Judah is [synonymous with] Rab's. For R. Gidal said in Rab's name: If New Moon falls on the Sabbath, he who reads the Haftarah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Conclusion'. A passage of the Prophets, with which the Reading of the Law concludes. The passage generally had some bearing upon the portion of the Law, except on special occasions. On the origin and the development of the Haftarah v. J.E. s.v. 'Haftarah' and 'Liturgy': Elbogen, Der Judische Gottesdienst, 174 seq. ');"><sup>25</sup></span> in the prophetic lesson need not mention New Moon,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Who sanctifieth the Sabbath and the New Moon', the conclusion of the last benediction after the haftarah. ');"><sup>26</sup></span> since but for the Sabbath there is no prophetic lesson on New Moon.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is the same reasoning as that which governs R. Huna's and Rab Judah's view above. ');"><sup>27</sup></span> How compare! There, there is no prophetic lesson on New Moon at all; whereas here it [the reference to Hanukkah] is found in the Evening, Morning and Afternoon Services. Rather it is similar to the following. Viz., R. Ahadebuy said in the name of R. Mattenah in Rab's name: When a Festival falls on the Sabbath, he who reads the haftarah in the prophetic lesson at the Sabbath Afternoon Service<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is not mentioned elsewhere in the Talmud. Rashi quotes a Geonic responsum that a haftarah from the prophets was read in early times, until the practice was forbidden by the Persians. V. Elbogen, op. cit., p. 182. ');"><sup>28</sup></span> need not mention the Festival, since but for the Sabbath there is no prophetic lesson at the Afternoon Service on Festivals.

Shut min haShamayim

They responded: "And you shall eat your fill and bless the name of your God, who has dealt so wondrously with you." (Joel 2:26) - and the proof can be found in Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av and other fast days. I believe the proof that they refer to is the Talmudic statement (Shabbat 24a:4): "On fast days, one recites the regular evening, morning and afternoon prayers, and includes a mention of the event of the day in the Shome'a Tefillah blessing." Now, it can't be that this additional paragraph for fast days would be recited in the evening prayer if one was going to then eat afterwards1This applies to fast-days that strictly begin at sunrise. It would be permitted to eat at night, but the blessing wouldn't be relevant unless the meal was earlier and not intended for after the evening prayer. Rather, it must be that it applies to those who eat after the afternoon prayer, and only then recite the evening prayer with the additional relevant paragraph for fast days included within. Therefore, we see that it is permissible to eat between the two prayers.
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