The message I received personally through my lost tefillin
Pesach has an unusual feature, unique among the Shalosh Regalim, in that its last days are referred to as Acharon shel Pesach. We don’t refer to the last days of Succos or Shavuos this way; what is so special about the final days of Pesach that they receive this special title?
And this was not something created by Pesach hotel operators so they could charge for an additional day of Yom Tov. There’s actually a mishnah in Maseches Maaser Sheni that refers to Acharon shel Pesach as the deadline for giving maaser (to avoid violating the laws of bal tei’acher).
So what is the significance of Acharon shel Pesach? Perhaps we can suggest an explanation.
I will relate an incident that happened during our brief six-day trip to Eretz Yisrael in December 2020.
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