[HANASHIR:16997] Re: V'samachta B'chagecha

[Lori Shapiro <lorshap...>]

So is the song, CHAG PURIM incorrect? And should you only say Chag Sameach on 
Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot? (I heard one of the rabbis say it on Tu B'Shevat.)
Lori Shapiro
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  Subject: [HANASHIR:16990] V'samachta B'chagecha


  FYI,
  As was mentioned by Meris, "V'samachta B'chagecha" is for the Shalosh Regalim 
(Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot).  This goes back to the rabbinic classification 
of holy days.  The word "chag" is a technical term in that context.  Purim and 
Chanukah, post-Torah holidays,  are considered "minor holidays," so the term 
"chag" is not applied to them.

  As for Purim, I think that "Rebbe Elimelech" is a great song -- especially 
this year when Purim begins after Havdalah.
  Janice Roger