22.6 - Sukkah Daf 27 B (13 lines Up)

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Summary

Beraisa: Rabbi Eliezer once went to spend shabbos in the upper Galil in the sukkah of Yochanan b’rebbe Ilai in Caesari, and some say, Caesarion. The sun began to shine into the sukkah and it became uncomfortable.

Yochanan asked whether he would be permitted to spread a sheet out over the sukkah.

Rabbi Eliezer answered the question by talking about something else: “Every shevet had a shofet of their own” [in the days of the Shoftim; after Yehoshua and Shmuel, every shevet had a chance to have their own shofet].

When half of the sukkah became filled with sunshine, Yochanan asked again.

Rabbi Eliezer: Every shevet was zoche to nevi’im. Yehuda and Binyomin coronated kings by the word of the navi (I’m not sure if it means that they didn’t have nevi’im or it was in addition).

[They used to recline on couches when they ate and] the sun was already reaching Rabbi Eliezer’s feet. So Yochanan didn’t ask any sheilos; he spread out a sheet. So Rabbi Eliezer lowered his talis [which was folded while he was reclining], and walked out of the sukkah.

Rabbi Eliezer did not avoid the question because he didn’t want to answer but because he never said anything that he didn’t hear from his rebbi.

Challenge: But Rabbi Eliezer says (22.5) that one is not permitted to sit in his fellow’s sukkah?

Resolution: This story was not on sukkos.

Challenge: But Rabbi Eliezer holds (22.5) that you shouldn’t leave home for other yomim tovim either?

Resolution: It was Shabbos and the problem with spreading a sheet was building a binyan arai, a temporary structure.

Challenge: Why couldn’t he answer him based on the following Beraisa: Rabbi Eliezer: One may only close up a window if the board is tied and hanging, but not if it’s on the floor, then it’s like making a window (shutters are permitted because it’s on hinges, here we’re talking about a separate board).

Chachomim: The board can be used since it’s made for that purpose.

So why couldn’t Rabbi Eliezer quote this halacha as a source for our case of spreading a sheet [which is the same type of “building” as putting a board in the window].

Resolution: The cases are not similar enough. The board may be left there forever, but not the sheet. 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