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Summary

Rabbi Abba bar Zavda quoting Rav: A chosson, his shushvinin [close friends] and everyone who comes to the chuppah are exempt from the Sukkah all seven days that they’re celebrating. This is because they have to rejoice [with the chosson in the chuppah].

Challenge: Let them eat and rejoice in the sukkah?!

Resolution: Proper rejoicing is only in the chuppah .

Challenge: Let them eat in the sukkah and rejoice in the chuppah?!

Resolution: Proper rejoicing is only where there is a festive meal.*

Challenge: Why can’t a chuppah be built in the sukkah?!

Abayye: [Since a sukkah is built on the roof where there aren’t many people] it may cause yichud [if the chosson had to leave when only one of his friends were present, he would be left alone with the kallah].

Rava: Because of the chosson’s distress. [Since a sukkah is open from one side, the chosson doesn’t feel comfortable caressing his kallah which causes him distress].

Question: What is the difference between the two explanations?

Response: A case where people come and go; there is no issue with yichud but there is distress for the chosson.

Rabbi Zeira: I ate in the sukkah and rejoiced in the chuppah and I was doubly happy, because I had both the mitzvah of sukkah and simchas chosson v’kallah.

Beraisa: A chosson, his shushvinin and everyone who comes to the chuppah are exempt from tefillah and tefillin but they’re obligated in Shema (when it’s possible to accomplish both mitzvos, one is not exempt. Since only the first possuk of Shema is an absolute obligation, one can recite it without interfering with the festivities).

It was quoted in the name of Rabbi Shila: The chosson is exempt but all the guests are obligated.

Beraisa: Rabbi Chananya ben Akavya: Sofrei Stam, their salesmen and their retailers and all providers of mitzvah articles [such as those who sell techeiles], are exempt from Shema, tefillah and tefillin and all mitzvos, (Tosfos explains that this only applies when there is no way to delay delivery of the mitzvah articles, e.g. the client is departing on a journey, but otherwise they are certainly obligated) as Rabbi Yosi Haglili said “One who is busy with a mitzvah is exempt from other mitzvos”.

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* Tosfos wishes to derive from here that Sheva Brachos cannot be made outside of the place of the Chosson and Kallah, but Tosfos themselves are unsure of this and we don’t follow this opinion. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate