Sukkah, Daf Nun Hey, Part 2

Sukkah, Daf Nun Heh, Part 2   Introduction Today’s section continues to deal with R. Aha b. Hanina who had stated that separate blasts were sounded for each musaf offering.   ועוד, תניא:...

Sukkah, Daf Nun Hey, Part 1

Sukkah, Daf Nun Heh, Part 1   Introduction This week’s daf continues to raise difficulties on R. Aha who had stated that they sound a separate set of blasts for each musaf offering.   מיתיבי,...

Sukkah, Daf Nun Daled, Part 6

Sukkah, Daf Nun Daled, Part 6   Introduction Earlier on this daf, R. Aha had stated that on days of multiple holidays they would have blasts for each musaf offering. The Talmud raises a difficulty on this position.  ...

Sukkah, Daf Nun Daled, Part 5

Sukkah, Daf Nun Daled, Part 5   Introduction At the end of yesterday’s section we learned that the rabbis intercalate (add a day) to Elul to make sure that Yom Kippur never falls on Sunday. Our section questions this assertion.   ומי...

Sukkah, Daf Nun Daled, Part 4

Sukkah, Daf Nun Daled, Part 4   Introduction Today’s section deals with the assertion of the mishnah that there were a maximum of 48 blasts in the Temple. There were indeed cases in which there were more.   ואין...