Sukkah 2 - July 9, 29 Tamuz

Study Guide Sukkah 2

The learning of Masechet Sukka is sponsored by Jonathan Katz in memory of his mother Margaret Katz (Ruth bat Avraham).

Today’s daf is sponsored by Marcia Baum in memory of the 18th Yartzeit that will be on Shabbat of her father Sam Baum, Chaim Simcha ben Aharon HaLevi and Liba. "My dad was a larger than life individual, full of joy and love for Judaism ,family and friends. He supported Jewish institutions throughout the world and would be so proud that I am learning the daf with Hadran. He is missed and remembered l'tov every day." And anonymously in memory of Rashi whose yahrzeit is today.

What is the maximum and minimum height of a sukkah? How many walls are required? If the sunlight is greater than the shade from the sechach, the covering, the sukkah is disqualified. The gemara compares the language in this mishna to the language in the mishna in Eruvin discussed the height of a cross beam used by the entrance of an alleyway to permit carrying in the alleyway. Why is different language used for each case (in Sukkah it says it is disqualified and in Eruvin it says how to fix it)? Why do the rabbis think that a sukkah taller than twenty cubits is disqualified? Three opinions are brought and the gemara discusses why each doesn't hold by the other. Rav narrows the case in which Rabbi Yehuda and the rabbis disagree about the height of a sukkah. Three opinions are brought regarding the case in which Rav held that they disagreed. The gemara tries to connect these opinions with the earlier opinions regarding the reason for the height disqualification. The gemara brings a braita to raise a question on two of the opinions regarding Rav about a proof Rabbi Yehuda tried to bring against the rabbis from the sukkah of Helene the queen.