שְׁמָדָא, שְׁמָדָה ch. same. Ḥull. 101ᵇ ש׳ הוא דהוה וכ׳ Ms. M. it was a time of persecution (when Jews were forbidden to observe their festive days), and they sent word from there (Palestine) that this year’s Day of Atonement should be observed on a Sabbath day. Gen. R. s. 79 הוו טמירין … ביומא דש׳ were hidden in a cave for thirteen years during the (Hadrianic) persecution; Koh. R. to X, 8. Y. Ḥag. II, 77ᵇ top בשעת שׁוּמְדָּא; a. e.
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שְׁמָדָא , שְׁמָדָה ch. same . Ḥull. 101ᵇ ש׳ הוא דהוה וכ׳ Ms. M. it was a time of persecution (when Jews were forbidden to observe their festive…
References
- Jastrow, שְׁמָד 1
- Chullin 101b:6
- Bereishit Rabbah 79
- Kohelet Rabbah 10:8
- Jerusalem Talmud Chagigah 2:1:9