Rosh Hashana 2:1 — An Eid the Beis Din Does Not Know

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An Eid the Beis Din Does Not Know

אִם אֵינָן מַכִּירִין אוֹתוֹ
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Mishnah ראש השנה ב׳:א׳ · Rosh Hashana 2:1
אִם אֵינָן מַכִּירִין אוֹתוֹ, מְשַׁלְּחִין אַחֵר עִמּוֹ לַהֲעִידוֹ.
בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה הָיוּ מְקַבְּלִין עֵדוּת הַחֹדֶשׁ מִכָּל אָדָם.
מִשֶּׁקִּלְקְלוּ הַמִּינִין,
הִתְקִינוּ
שֶׁלֹּא יְהוּ מְקַבְּלִין אֶלָּא מִן הַמַּכִּירִים:
If they do not recognize him — they send another with him to testify about him.
Originally they would accept edus hachodesh — the testimony on the new moon — from any person.
Once the minim corrupted it,
they enacted
that they would not accept it except from those they knew.

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