Perhaps an 8 day fast

The Rema (Y.D. 123: 26) quotes a תשובת הרא"ש, "If someone
drank Yayin Nesech בשוגג, he should fast 5 days, because It says
5 times גפן in Chumash."
          Meforshim ask on the Rosh that there are actually
 7 times* “גפן” in the Torah. Some answer
We exclude 2 which are in Mishna Torah (Devarim)

The Orach Mishor argues and claims The Rosh says 
“in CHUMASH” , Mishna Torah is part of Chumash just 
as much as the other four Chumashim. It doesn't make 
sense to exclude the Gefens from Sefer Devarim.
                         Parshas Hashavua
The Bach says it’s referring to the five times it says
גפן at the story of the שר המשקים . This is also incorrect
It only says twice גפן at the שר המשקים & Yosef.

The O.M. corrects the Girsa in the Bach, to read except for
the 2 at the שר המשקים . They are not part of the
count.

The Chasam Sofer has a lengthy explanation why we exclude
the two times it says גפן at the .שר המשקים
(The two Gefens are referring to Yerushalayim shel Maloh
&Matoh) 

The truth is that the word גפן appears eight times* in
the Torah. (in seven Pesukim)  This being the case there is 
a simple way to explain the Rosh. If we assume there was a 
printing mistake instead of a ח they printed a ה  (very 
common printing mistake) Perhaps we should change 
from  ה' פעמים to ח' פעמים and would have to fast
8 days.

*Could be they meant seven Pesukim with Gefen

**Breishis  40: 9 - 40:10 - 49:11                                           3
Bamidbar  6:4 - 20:5                                                              2
Devarim  8:8 -  32:32 (twice in same Pasuk)                     3
total                                                                                         8




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