## Megillah Daf 30b

###### Megillah 30b:1
[Megillah 30b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Megillah/r/30b:1)

וְאֵיזוֹ הִיא שַׁבָּת רְבִיעִית — כֹּל שֶׁחָל רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן לִהְיוֹת בְּתוֹכָהּ, וַאֲפִילּוּ בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And which is the fourth Shabbat?** The Shabbat of **whichever** week **during which the New Moon of Nisan occurs, and** this is the case **even** if it occurs **on Friday.**


###### Megillah 30b:2
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בַּחֲמִישִׁית חוֹזְרִין לִכְסִדְרָן וְכוּ׳. לְסֵדֶר מַאי? רַבִּי אַמֵּי אָמַר: לְסֵדֶר פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת הוּא חוֹזֵר. רַבִּי יִרְמְיָה אָמַר: לְסֵדֶר הַפְטָרוֹת הוּא חוֹזֵר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna states: **On the fifth** Shabbat, **we resume the** regular weekly **order.** The Gemara clarifies the mishna’s intent: **To the order** of **what** does one resume? **Rabbi Ami said: One resumes the** regular weekly **order of** Torah **portions.** Rabbi Ami holds that on the weeks on which the special portions are read, the regular weekly Torah portion is not read at all, and therefore the cycle is resumed only on the fifth Shabbat. **Rabbi Yirmeya said: One resumes the** regular weekly **order of the *haftarot*.** Rabbi Yirmeya holds that even on the *Shabbatot* on which the special portions are read, the regular weekly portion is still read; the special portion is read by the last reader as the *maftir*. However, the *haftara* of the regular cycle is entirely replaced with a portion from the Prophets that parallels the special portion. As such, it is the cycle of *haftarot* that is resumed on the fifth Shabbat.


###### Megillah 30b:3
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אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: כְּווֹתֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי אַמֵּי מִסְתַּבְּרָא, דִּתְנַן: לַכֹּל מַפְסִיקִין, לְרָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים, לַחֲנוּכָּה, וּלְפוּרִים, לְתַעֲנִיּוֹת, וּלְמַעֲמָדוֹת, וּלְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye said: It stands to reason** that one should rule **in accordance with** the opinion **of Rabbi Ami, as we learned** in the mishna: **For all** special days, **we interrupt** the regular order of readings, and a special portion relating to the character of the day is read. This applies **to the New Moons, to Hanukkah, and to Purim, to fast days, and to** non-priestly **watches, and to Yom Kippur.**


###### Megillah 30b:4
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בִּשְׁלָמָא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר: לְסֵדֶר פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת הוּא חוֹזֵר — הַיְינוּ דְּאִיכָּא פָּרָשָׁה בְּחוֹל. אֶלָּא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר: לְסֵדֶר הַפְטָרוֹת הוּא חוֹזֵר — הַפְטָרָה בְּחוֹל מִי אִיכָּא?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Abaye explains his proof: **Granted, according to the one who said that one resumes the** regular weekly **order of** Torah **portions, this** statement in the mishna **is** referring to the fact **that there is** a reading of the weekly Torah **portion on weekdays.** If one of the special days listed in the mishna occurs on Monday or Thursday, the weekly Torah reading is replaced by the special portion for that day. **However, according to one who said** that **one resumes the** regular weekly **order of *haftarot*,** what could the mishna mean when it says that the regular cycle is interrupted? **Is there a *haftara* on weekdays?** The mishna therefore supports Rabbi Ami’s opinion.


###### Megillah 30b:5
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וְאִידַּךְ — הָא כִּדְאִיתָא וְהָא כִּדְאִיתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And the other one,** Rabbi Yirmeya, would counter: **This** case is **as it is, and that** case is **as it is.** On days when there is a *haftara*, the reference in the mishna is to the order of the *haftarot*. On weekdays, when there is no *haftara*, the reference is to the order of the Torah readings. Therefore, no proof can be deduced from the mishna.


###### Megillah 30b:6
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וּבְתַעֲנִיּוֹת לְמָה לִי הַפְסָקָה? לִיקְרֵי מִצַּפְרָא בְּעִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמָא, וּבְמִנְחָה בְּתַעֲנִיתָא! מְסַיַּיע לֵיהּ לְרַב הוּנָא, דְּאָמַר רַב הוּנָא: מִצַּפְרָא כִּינּוּפְיָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **But on fast days, why do I** need to have any **interruption** of the regular order of Torah readings? **Let us read in the morning** the regular weekly portion **of the matter of the day, and in the afternoon** service let us read the portion **of a fast day.** The Gemara comments: This **supports** the statement of **Rav Huna, for Rav Huna said: From the morning** of communal fasts, **a gathering** is held in the synagogue. The community leaders examine the conduct of the townspeople and admonish those whose behavior is found wanting. Therefore, there is no time in the morning to read the Torah portion for fast days.


###### Megillah 30b:7
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הֵיכִי עָבְדִינַן? אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: מִצַּפְרָא לְפַלְגֵיהּ דְּיוֹמָא מְעַיְּינִינַן בְּמִילֵּי דְמָתָא. מִפַּלְגֵיהּ דְּיוֹמָא לְפַנְיָא, רִיבְעָא דְיוֹמָא קָרוּ וּמַפְטְרִי, וְרִיבְעָא דְיוֹמָא בָּעוּ רַחֲמֵי, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וַיִּקְרְאוּ בְּסֵפֶר תּוֹרַת ה׳ אֱלֹהֵיהֶם רְבִיעִית הַיּוֹם וּרְבִיעִית (הַיּוֹם) מִתְוַודִּים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **What does** the community **do** on a public fast day? **Abaye said: From the morning until the middle of the day,** the community gathers in the synagogue, and the leaders **examine the affairs of the town** to determine whether and how the people’s conduct needs to be improved. **From the middle of the day until the evening, a quarter of the day** is spent **reading** from the Torah **and reading the *haftara*, and a quarter of the day** is spent **praying, as it is stated: “And they read in the book of the Torah of the Lord their God one quarter of the day, and a quarter of the day they confessed, and they prostrated themselves** before the Lord their God” (Nehemiah 9:3).


###### Megillah 30b:8
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וְאֵיפוֹךְ אֲנָא? לָא סָלְקָא דַּעְתָּךְ, דִּכְתִיב: ״וְאֵלַי יֵאָסְפוּ כֹּל חָרֵד בְּדִבְרֵי אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל מַעַל הַגּוֹלָה וַאֲנִי יוֹשֵׁב מְשׁוֹמֵם עַד לְמִנְחַת הָעָרֶב״, וּכְתִיב: ״וּבְמִנְחַת הָעֶרֶב קַמְתִּי מִתַּעֲנִיתִי״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara objects: **But** perhaps **I should reverse** the order, and the first half of the day should be spent reading from the Torah and praying, and the second half of the day should be spent examining the affairs of the townspeople. The Gemara answers: **It should not enter your mind** to say this, **as it is written: “Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel due to the transgression of the exiles gathered around me, and I sat appalled until the evening offering”** (Ezra 9:4), **and it is written** in the next verse: **“And at the evening offering I arose from my fast,** and having rent my garment and my mantle; I fell on my knees, and I spread out my hands to the Lord my God” (Ezra 9:5). This indicates that the first half of a public fast should be dedicated to an inspection of the community’s behavior, and the rest of the day should be devoted to prayer.


###### Megillah 30b:9
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**מַתְנִי׳** בַּפֶּסַח קוֹרִין בְּפָרָשַׁת מוֹעֲדוֹת שֶׁל תּוֹרַת כֹּהֲנִים. בָּעֲצֶרֶת — ״שִׁבְעָה שָׁבוּעוֹת״. בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה — ״בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ״. בְּיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים — ״אַחֲרֵי מוֹת״. בְּיוֹם טוֹב הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל חַג קוֹרִין בְּפָרָשַׁת מוֹעֲדוֹת שֶׁבְּתוֹרַת כֹּהֲנִים, וּבִשְׁאָר כׇּל יְמוֹת הַחַג בְּקׇרְבְּנוֹת הַחַג.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **On** the first day of **Passover,** the congregation **reads from the portion of the Festivals of Leviticus** (Leviticus 22:26–23:44). **On *Shavuot*** they read the portion of **“Seven weeks”** (Deuteronomy 16:9–12). **On Rosh HaShana** they read the portion of “And **on the seventh month on the first of the month”** (Leviticus 23:23–25). **On Yom Kippur** they read the portion of **“After the death”** (Leviticus 16). **On the first Festival day of *Sukkot* they read from the portion of the Festivals of Leviticus** (Leviticus 22:26–23:44), **and on the other days of *Sukkot*** they read selections **from** the portion of **the offerings of *Sukkot*** (Numbers 29:12–39).


###### Megillah 30b:10
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בַּחֲנוּכָּה — בַּנְּשִׂיאִים. בַּפּוּרִים — ״וַיָּבֹא עֲמָלֵק״. בְּרָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים — ״וּבְרָאשֵׁי חׇדְשֵׁיכֶם״. בְּמַעֲמָדוֹת — בְּמַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית. בְּתַעֲנִיּוֹת —

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**On** each day of **Hanukkah** they read selections **from** the portion of the dedication of the altar by **the** tribal **princes** (Numbers 7). **On Purim** they read the portion of **“And Amalek came”** (Exodus 17:8–16). **On the New Moon** they read the portion of **“And in the beginnings of your months”** (Numbers 28:11–15). **And in the** non-priestly **watches** they read **the act of Creation** (Genesis 1:1–2:3). The Jewish people were divided into twenty-four watches. Each week, it would be the turn of a different watch to send representatives to Jerusalem to be present in the Temple to witness the sacrificial service. Those remaining behind would fast during the week, from Monday to Thursday, offer special prayers, and read the account of Creation from the Torah. **On fast days,**