צְפַת pr. n. pl. Ts’fath (Safed,) near Tiberias (v. Neub. Géogr. p. 227). Y. R. Hash. II, 58ᵃ top אילין דחמיין צ׳ וכ׳ those who see (the New-Moon fire at) Ts., must they go around (announcing the New-Moon to others)?; ר׳ ביטל … צ׳ למה מסבה וכ׳ since Rabbi has abolished the signals (except for the lake of Tiberias), why should Ts. go around? But (the fires are raised at the lake) for announcement, that they (the inhabitants of Ts. and other places) may know it.
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צְפַת pr. n. pl. Ts’fath ( Safed ,) near Tiberias (v. Neub. Géogr. p. 227). Y. R. Hash. II, 58ᵃ top אילין דחמיין צ׳ וכ׳ those who see (the New-Moon…
References
- Jerusalem Talmud Rosh Hashanah 2:1:8