Sukkah, Daf Het, Part 6

 

Introduction

This section continues to discuss the previous two baraitot that basically allowed any sukkah to be used as long as it was constructed for shade.

 

מכל מקום לאתויי מאי? לאתויי סוכת גנב"ך. –

 

What does any sukkah whatsoever include?

It includes the sukkot [whose mnemonic] is ganbak.

 

The second baraita the one that included "rakbash" added "any booth whatsoever" to include ganbak. Of course, this means that the first baraita (ganbak) included "rakbash" and the second baraita "rakbash" included "ganbak." This will lead to the question why does each baraita begin with a different list and then add the other list at the end.

 

האי תנא דגנב"ך – אלימא ליה גנב"ך משום דקביעי, וקא תנא מכל מקום – לאתויי רקב"ש, דלא קביעי.

 

The tanna of ganbak regards these sukkot as possessing greater validity because they are permanent, and therefore he used the expression, "any sukkah whatsoever" to include rakbash which are not permanent.

 

The author of the first baraita thought that the "ganbak" sukkot (those built by Gentiles, Samaritans or for cattle) were of greater validity, therefore he listed them and then included the rakbash sukkot with "any sukkah whatsoever" because rakbash sukkot (made for people temporarily filling jobs) are impermanent.

 

והאי תנא דרקב"ש אלימא ליה רקב"ש, דבני חיובא נינהו, ותנא מכל מקום לאתויי גנב"ך – דלאו בני חיובא נינהו.

 

While the tanna of rakbash regards the rakbash sukkot possessing greater validity since they belong to those who are bound [by the commandment of sukkah] and therefore he used the expression, "any sukkah whatsoever" to include the ganbak sukkot which belong to those who are not bound [by the commandment of sukkah].

 

The author of the second baraita, the "rakbash" baraita thought that those sukkot were of greater validity because they were built by Jews who are obligated to dwell in sukkot on the festival. He then included the other sukkot which were built by people (or for animals) not obligated for the mitzvah of sukkah (gentiles, Samaritans and cattle).