Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 6

Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 6   Introduction This section begins a long discussion of the separation of the sexes that supposedly occurred during the Simchat Bet Hashoevah.   במוצאי יום...

Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 5

Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 5   Introduction Today’s section discusses the glorious double colonnade that served as a synagogue for the Jews of Alexandria, Egypt.   תניא, רבי יהודה...

Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 4

Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 4   Introduction The mishnah had stated that whoever hadn’t seen the Simchat Bet Hashoevah had never seen rejoicing in his life. Today’s section of Talmud discusses what a spectacle the Temple in general was.  ...

Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 3

Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 3   Introduction Today’s section is a long mishnah. My commentary is taken from Mishnah Yomit. The first four mishnayot of the final chapter of Sukkah are about a Sukkot ritual called Simchat Bet Hashoevah , which is usually...

Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 2

Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 2   Introduction This section goes all the way back to the interpretation of the baraita that contained a dispute about the flute overriding Shabbat. R. Joseph had interpreted the baraita to mean that there was a dispute over the flute...