Rosh Hashana 1:4 — Chillul Shabbos for the Rosh Chodesh Eidim

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Chillul Shabbos for the Rosh Chodesh Eidim

חִלּוּל שַׁבָּת לְעֵדֵי הַחֹדֶשׁ
Mishnah ראש השנה א׳:ד׳ · Rosh Hashana 1:4
עַל שְׁנֵי חֳדָשִׁים מְחַלְּלִין אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת, עַל נִיסָן וְעַל תִּשְׁרֵי,
שֶׁבָּהֶן הַשְּׁלוּחִין יוֹצְאִין לְסוּרְיָא, וּבָהֶן מְתַקְּנִין אֶת הַמּוֹעֲדוֹת.
וּכְשֶׁהָיָה בֵית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ קַיָּם,
מְחַלְּלִין אַף עַל כֻּלָּן מִפְּנֵי תַקָּנַת הַקָּרְבָּן.
For two months they may desecrate Shabbos — for Nissan and for Tishrei,
since in them the messengers go out to Syria, and by them the festivals are set.
And when the Beis HaMikdash stood,
they would desecrate even for all the months, to ensure the Korban Mussaf is offered.

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