Rosh Hashana 1:8-9 - Mishna Yomit

Rabbi Yaakov Glasser serves as Director of Education for International NCSY, Regional Director of New Jersey NCSY and rabbi of the Young Israel of Passaic-Clifton. He holds semicha from Yeshiva University, as well as an Masters in Jewish Education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration. Rabbi Glasser is also a member of Yeshiva University’s Kollel LeHoraah. He is renowned for combining humor, scholarship and an upbeat message into his teaching.

Rosh Hashana 1:8

Those who gamble with dice, who lend with interest, who race pigeons, who trade in Sabbatical produce, and slaves are not accepted as witnesses. The general rule is that any testimony that is not accepted from a woman is also not accepted from the aforementioned.

Rosh Hashana 1:9

If a person saw the new moon on Shabbos but is unable to walk, he is to be brought mounted on a donkey or even carried in a bed. If there is a safety concern, witnesses may bring sticks with them for defense, and if it is a long distance, they may bring food with them. We override Shabbos to the extent that those who go to testify about the new moon may travel a journey of a day and a night, as per Leviticus 23:4, “These are the holidays of the Hashem, holy convocations that are to be proclaimed in their appointed times.” (Something that is to be done “in its appointed time” overrides Shabbos.)

Grateful Thanks for the Mishna Yomit Dedication of
Rabbi Louis Leifer and Mrs. Miriam D. Leifer z"l

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