Suka 2a
5 Kislev , Dec. 4th 2019
Welcome all to Meseches Sukkah,
Our Gemara deals with these Pesukim in Parshas Emor- ויקרא פרק כג פסוק לט:
לט אַ֡ךְ בַּֽחֲמִשָּׁה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר י֜וֹם לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י בְּאָסְפְּכֶם֙ אֶת־תְּבוּאַ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ תָּחֹ֥גּוּ אֶת־חַג־יְהֹוָ֖ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים בַּיּ֤וֹם הָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ שַׁבָּת֔וֹן וּבַיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י שַׁבָּתֽוֹן:
מ וּלְקַחְתֶּ֨ם לָכֶ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הָֽרִאשׁ֗וֹן פְּרִ֨י עֵ֤ץ הָדָר֙ כַּפֹּ֣ת תְּמָרִ֔ים וַֽעֲנַ֥ף עֵֽץ־עָבֹ֖ת וְעַרְבֵי־נָ֑חַל וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם לִפְנֵ֛י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים:
מב בַּסֻּכֹּ֥ת תֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים כָּל־הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יֵֽשְׁב֖וּ בַּסֻּכֹּֽת:
מג לְמַ֘עַן֘ יֵֽדְע֣וּ דֹרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ כִּ֣י בַסֻּכּ֗וֹת הוֹשַׁ֨בְתִּי֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּהֽוֹצִיאִ֥י אוֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם:
In Parshas Re’e:
דברים פרק טז פסוק יג
יג חַ֧ג הַסֻּכֹּ֛ת תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים בְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔ מִגָּרְנְךָ֖ וּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ:
1- Spoke as to why the Mesechta begins with the Halachos of Sukkah rather than the Halachos of the Daled Minim which are mentioned in the P’sukim first.
Some explanations:
A- Sukkah begins at night as opposed to the Daled Minim.
B- Although Sukkah is mentioned last, in Parshas Re’e it says חַ֧ג הַסֻּכֹּ֛ת תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה לְךָ֖. This seems to indicate that building a Suka is a Chiyuv. And that would be before Sukkos even starts. (See Aruch Laner).
We will learn further ahead about the SheHechiyunu on the putting up a Suka.
2- We mentioned the Machlokes between the Bavli and Yerushalmi. Whereas in Bavli we do not find that building a Sukkah is a mitzvah in Yerushalmi it states that one even makes a Brachah when building a Sukkah!
More on this topic as we move along.
3- We mentioned the Vort of the Izbitzer. See here.
בית יעקב בראשית, הקדמה, עמוד ו.
In his Sefer Beis Yakov he explains the perplexing fact that in regard to the Lechem Haponim a reason and explanation for this Mitzvah eluded both the Rambam and the AriZal.
The Rambam is in Moreh Nevuchim and the AriZal in his famous composition we sing every Shabbos at the day meal:
Y’galei lan ta-amei,
d’visreisar nahamei
d’inun as bish’meih
k’fila uklisha.
יגלה לן טעמי. דבתריסר נהמי. דאינון את בשמיה. כפילא וקלישא
May He disclose to us the reason for the twelve breads which symbolize a letter of His name both in the combined and the single form.
4- We spoke about the wording in the Gemara concerning Schach that is above 20 Amos that is Posul due to its height. The Gemara seems to be saying that one may add another level of Schach below the one that’s Posul. (and then remove the top layer).
Some infer from this that one may build a Sukkah with Schach inside a house and then remove the roof. Or to build a Suka under an awning and only retract it after the Schach is placed.
That is actually the Halachah. See here. Ramo 626.2.
5 – We suggested a ‘siman’ to remember the number 56, which is total amount of Dafin in Meseches Suka.
When going around the Bima saying Hoshai’nos it’s inevitable to shout “NU”!
NU equals 56……