Monday, September 28, 2020

Source For Kiddush Beis Din

The Gemara [Bava Basra 121a] learns from the pasuk "וידבר ה' את מועדי השם" that only Moadim require Kiddush Beis Din and not Shabbos. 

The Rashbam there [ד"ה שבת בראשית] STRANGELY says that this law is derived from the extra words מועדי השם. It could have said "אלה אשר תקראו אותם מקראי קודש" but instead says "אלה מועדי השם אשר תקראו אותם מקראי קודש". The extra מועדי השם teach that only מועדי השם need Kiddush Beis Din and not Shabbos. But that is a DIFFERENT pasuk than the Gemara uses??

THIS is what got me stuck Motzei YK as I prepare for Succos....