Rosh Hashana 2:2 — Beacon Fires and Messengers

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Beacon Fires and Messengers

מַשּׂוּאוֹת וּשְׁלוּחִין
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Mishnah ראש השנה ב׳:ב׳ · Rosh Hashana 2:2
בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה
הָיוּ מַשִּׂיאִין מַשּׂוּאוֹת.
מִשֶּׁקִּלְקְלוּ הַכּוּתִים,
הִתְקִינוּ
שֶׁיְּהוּ שְׁלוּחִין יוֹצְאִין:
Originally
they would light beacon-fires.
Once the Kusim corrupted it,
they enacted
that messengers would go out.

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