Sukkah, Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 4

Sukkah, Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 4   Introduction The mishnah referred to a special mitzvah performed with the aravah, the willow-branch. This is a Temple ritual whereby they would circle the altar with the aravah in hand. We will learn more about the ritual later in...

Sukkah, Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 3

Sukkah, Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 3   Introduction This section contains a long baraita that teaches that one dwells in the Sukkah during both days and nights.   וסוכה גופה מנלן?...

Sukkah, Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 2

Sukkah, Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 2   Introduction This section opens with a discussion of how we know that one has to take the lulav on the first day of Sukkot even in the "provinces." This term refers either to land outside of Jerusalem, or to any place...

Sukkah, Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 1

Sukkah,  Daf Mem Gimmel, Part 1   Introduction The chapter begins with a discussion of why one doesn’t take the lulav on Shabbat.   גמרא. אמאי? טלטול...

Sukkah, Daf Mem Bet, Part 6

Sukkah, Daf Mem Bet, Part 6   Introduction Today’s section includes only the mishnah that opens chapter four. My commentary is taken from Mishnah Yomit. The mishnah opens with an introduction to the remainder of the tractate Sukkot. On Sukkot there are some...