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Yom Tov Sheni
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verse: “…and do not forsake the teachings of your mother”
Mishlei (Proverbs 1:8) 40 .
If the traveler plans on staying in his new place, he accepts the
traditions of his new place and is not bound by the customs
of his original place41 .
The Ran, commenting on the Mishnah, explains the obligation of a
visitor to observe the customs of his place of origin as applying to a
case where he intends to return to his first locale. Conversely, if he
does not intend to return, he becomes a full-fledged resident of his
new location and adopts its practices.
Therefore, a visitor in Eretz Yisrael is obligated to keep the traditions
of two days of Yom Tov in Israel if he intends to return to his original
home in the Diaspora. The Beit Yosef summarizes his ruling at the
end of his responsum:
י”אל ל”חמ אבש ימ ןכו ,ץראב וליאכ אוה ירה ,רוזחל ותעדו ל”חל י”אמ אציש ימ
.והנינ ל”ח ינב ללכב יוה רוזחל ותעדו
One who leaves Eretz Yisrael to Chutz L’Aretz and has the
intention to return, it is as if he were still in Eretz Yisrael
[regarding observance of Yom Tov Sheni], and similarly one who
comes from Chutz L’Aretz to Eretz Yisrael with the intention to
return, he is in the category of one who lives in the Diaspora.
It is interesting to note that this ruling was omitted in the Shulchan
Aruch. There are authorities who deduce from this omission that the
Beit Yosef later relented and is of the same opinion as the one-day
view of the Chacham Zvi which will be discussed shortly 42 . Rav Shlomo
Zalman Auerbach said the fact the Shulchan Aruch did not contain a
specific ruling in the matter gives a certain amount of support to the
Chacham Zvi’s opinion, and therefore in certain cases one can rule
accordingly. Rav Elyashiv, however, disagrees, pointing out that the
40 The entire pasuk: ךמא תרות שטת לאו ךיבא רסומ ינב עמש. What the םיקסופ write on the subject of who
falls into the category of רוזחל ותעד is a lengthy topic since there are many factors such as length
of time the traveler will be in his new place, whether he has property there, etc. A comprehensive
discussion of this subject is beyond the scope of this article.
.בי ןילוח ן”ר ןייעו הוה רוזחל ותעד הנח רב רב הבר ה”ד .אנ םיחספ תופוסות ןייע 41
42 See Yom Tov Sheni Chapter 2 page 109. Due to the very unambiguous language of the Avkat
Rochel, I find this understanding quite difficult. In my opinion, if the Beit Yosef really wanted to clarify
his opinion, he would have written it explicitly in the Shulchan Aruch.