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Rambam's Alignment with Yerushalmi in Orach Chayim

The Biur HaGra examines instances in Shulchan Aruch where the Rambam's rulings follow the Yerushalmi's positions rather than those of the Babylonian Talmud, particularly regarding the laws of reciting Shema at various times of day.

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Beur HaGra on Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim

ביאור הגר"א על שולחן ערוך אורח חיים רל״ה:ג׳:ב׳

Beur HaGra on Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 235:3:2

The Biur HaGra discusses how the Rambam follows the Yerushalmi's ruling that one cannot recite the Shema after midday even after the fact, unlike the Gemara which permits it in cases of unavoidable circumstances.

וזמנה כו' ואם עבר כו' רמב"ם וכמ"ש בירושלמי שם ור"ג פליג על רבנן ועבד עובדא כוותיה והא ר"מ פליג על רבנן ולא עבד עובדא כוותיה והא ר"ע פליג על רבנן ולא עבד עובדא כוותיה רשב"י פליג על רבנן ולא עבד עובדא כוותיה והביאו שם עובדא דשבת ק"מ א' ודנזיר נ"ב א' וע' תוס' שם ד"ה מעשה כו' ודפסחים בתוס' ד"ה אני נ"א ב' וע' גמ' דברכות ל"ז א' ותי' בירושלמי שם תמן היו יכולין לקיים דברי חכמים ברם הכא כבר עבר חצות ולא היו יכולין לקיים דברי חכמים א"ל עבדן עובדא כוותיה וז"ש אם עבר כו' אבל באונס אף לאחר ע"ה יכול לקרות כמ"ש בס"ד ובסי' נ"ח ודלא כרא"ש שם ס"ט שכ' וא"צ להחמיר כו' דהא חכמים כו' אבל הרמב"ם ס"ל דלחכמים אפי' דיעבד לא יצא ולא יקרא כלל אחר חצות כמ"ש דבשב ואל תעשה יכולין לעקור ד"ת וכ"כ תר"י שם וכ"מ בירושלמי הנ"ל דפריך ועביד עובדא כותיה ושם בדיעבד הוא אלא דבגמ' דידן לא מ' כן דאמרינן ט' א' ועד השתא כו' ה"ק כו' ומתורץ קושיות ירושל' ג"כ אבל י"ל דת"ק אליבא דחכמים לא ס"ל כן והלכה כר"ג בדיעבד ובפרט שהרמב"ם תמיד נוטה אחר הירושל':

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