Sukkah, Daf Lammed Bet, Part 5

Sukkah, Daf Lamed Bet, Part 5   Introduction Today’s section deals with how long the lulav, hadas and aravah must be. This sugya does contain a little bit of math, but I think you will be fine, so no worries.   לולב...

Sukkah, Daf Lammed Bet, Part 4

Sukkah, Daf Lamed Bet, Part 4   Introduction Today’s section interprets the section of the mishnah that allows one to use lulavim that grow on the "Iron Mountain" (which is also identified in our sugya). Evidently these lulavim have poor leaves...

Sukkah, Daf Lammed Bet, Part 3

Sukkah, Daf Lamed Bet, Part 3   Introduction In the mishnah, R. Judah said he should tie the leaves of the lulav together at the top. Our sugya discusses the source for this ruling.   רבי יהודה...

Sukkah, Daf Lammed Bet, Part 2

Sukkah, Daf Lamed Bet, Part 2   Introduction In today’s section we continue to interpret the mishnah about various problems that invalidate the lulav.   נפרצו עליו כו’...

Sukkah, Daf Lammed Bet, Part 1

Sukkah, Daf Lamed Bet, Part 1   Introduction This new week’s daf begins to discuss the second line of the mishnah that opened the chapter. This line stated that a lulav taken from an asherah, a tree that was part of idolatrous worship (Deuteronomy 16:21) or...