Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch on Yom Tov Sheini

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A background on Yom Tov Sheni with an explanation by Rav Shimshon Refael Hirsch as to why we observe a 2nd day of Yom Tov outside Israel even today when our calendar is fixed.

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