An interesting anomaly related to the many Tishrei Three-Day Yom Tovs discussed in Part I that may have slipped your attention, is that due to them occurring, a full Kabbolas Shabbos was not davened the entire month of Tishrei in Chutz La’aretz, and only the last Shabbos of the month in Eretz Yisrael. This is because anytime a Yom Tov falls out on Shabbos or even exits directly into Shabbos, the full Kabbolas Shabbos is not recited, but rather only the paragraphs of ‘Mizmor Shir’ and ‘Hashem Malach’ at the end of Kabbolas Shabbos. [Nusach Sefard adds in the beginning and end of Lecha Dodi as well].
Hence, with the first Shabbos of the year commencing with the conclusion of Rosh Hashanah, the second Shabbos being Yom Kippur, the third Shabbos being Shabbos Chol Hamoed Sukkos, and the last Shabbos directly following Simchas Torah (in Chutz La’aretz), a full Kabbolas Shabbos was simply not davened at all the whole month of Tishrei in Chutz La’aretz, and only on the last Shabbos of the month in Eretz Yisrael.
One final note about this special Tishrei. Over Rosh Hashana we had a rare five-days of consecutive Kriyos HaTorah that each were leined due a different specific reason – and without the recital of Hallel: Thursday, the first day Rosh Hashana we have “V’Hashem Paked es Sarah;” Friday, the second day of Rosh Hashana is Akeidas Yitzchak; Shabbos Shuva is Parashas Ha’azinu; Sunday, Tzom Gedalya (Hanidcheh) is “Vayechal Moshe;” and lastly, Monday – until Sheini of Parashas V’Zos Habracha. According to calendar expert Rav Dovid Heber in his recent The Intriguing World of Jewish Time (pg. 147), this occasion is the maximum number of consecutive days on which leining is possible without reciting Hallel. Interesting, no?
