Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 1

Sukkah, Daf Nun Aleph, Part 1   Introduction The Talmud returns to discussing whether the main aspect of Temple music was the vocal singing or the musical instruments.   אמר רב פפא:...

Sukkah, Daf Nun, Part 6

Sukkah, Daf Nun, Part 6   Introduction This section continues the previous section. Here we see a different explanation for the underlying dispute between Rabbi and Rabbi Yose b. Judah.   ואיבעית...

Sukkah, Daf Nun, Part 5

  Sukkah, Daf Nun, Part 5   Introduction In yesterday’s section R. Yose b. R. Yehudah and the sages disagreed as to whether the playing of the flute in the Temple overrides the Shabbat prohibitions. R. Yoseph limited this dispute to the flute that...

Sukkah, Daf Nun, Part 4

Sukkah, Daf Nun, Part 4   Introduction Today’s section begins to discuss whether one is allowed to play the flute on Shabbat or on Yom Tov (the first day of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret) in the Temple. As we shall see, there is some debate over which flute is...

Sukkah, Daf Nun, Part 3

Sukkah, Daf Nun, Part 3   Introduction The fifth chapter of Sukkah is all about the Temple celebration known as the Simhat Bet Hashoevah.   /משנה/. החליל חמשה...