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August 31, 2021 | ื›ืดื’ ื‘ืืœื•ืœ ืชืฉืคืดื

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

Sukkah 55

Todayโ€™s daf is sponsored by David Tannor in honor of his wife, Naomi Shamah Esses. โ€œI am so proud of you for having started and staying with daf yomi. Bโ€H may we merit to share many more anniversaries together, ever increasing our study of Torah and basking in its light.โ€ And for the yahrzeit of Yisrael Meir ben Aryeh Zev ha-Kohen, Rabbi Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen Kagan Chofetz Chaim which will be tomorrow.

The gemara raises three questions against Rabbi Acha Bar Haninaโ€™s position, that when there are several additional sacrifices, nine blasts are blown for each one. One is resolved, however, the others remain difficult. But if Rabbi Acha relied on a verse and a braita, then how can one say that his opinion is difficult? The braita must be understood in a different manner. What do you say in the prayer abroad on the intermediary days of the holiday as it is unclear which day it actually is? Three opinions are presented in the Gemara – either skipping the second day or the seventh day or saying two every day. How was the sacrificial work on Sukkot divided into shifts by the mishmarot kehuna, the priestly groups? Every day the division was different because the number of bull offerings dropped every day by one. Rebbi and the rabbis disagree about the lottery for the bull on Shemini Atzeret – is it clear that the mishna holds by Rebbi or can it also be explained according to the rabbis? The seventy bulls sacrificed on the Sukkot are representative of the seventy nations and the one bull on Shmini Atzeret is representative of the Jewish people – and the Gemara brings a parable for this idea. What priestly gifts were distributed to each shift on holidays and which gifts were intended only for that weekโ€™s shift? Where is this learned from?

ื•ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ืœื™ื“ืข ืฉื”ื•ืงื‘ืข ืจืืฉ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื‘ื–ืžื ื• ืชืจื™ ื”ื™ื›ื™ืจื ืขื‘ื“ื™ื ืŸ ื“ื—ื–ื™ ื”ืื™ ื—ื–ื™ ื•ื—ื–ื™ ื‘ื”ืื™ ื—ื–ื™


And Rabbi Yoแธฅanan said: Why was it placed in this manner? It was as an indicator for the people to know that the New Moon was established at its proper time, after the twenty-ninth day of the previous month. The Gemara answers: This is not difficult, as they implemented two indicators: One who saw this one, i.e., the sequence of the songs, saw it; and one who saw that one, i.e., where the fats were placed, saw it, and there is no contradiction.


ืžื™ืชื™ื‘ื™ ื“ืชื ื™ ืจื‘ื ื‘ืจ ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื›ืฉื ืฉืชื•ืงืขื™ืŸ ืขืœ ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืคื ื™ ืขืฆืžื• ื•ืขืœ ืจืืฉ ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืคื ื™ ืขืฆืžื• ื›ืš ื™ื”ื™ื• ืชื•ืงืขื™ืŸ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืžื•ืกืฃ ื•ืžื•ืกืฃ ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืœื•ืžืจ ื•ื‘ืจืืฉื™ ื—ื“ืฉื™ื›ื ืชื™ื•ื‘ืชื ื“ืจื‘ื™ ืื—ื ืชื™ื•ื‘ืชื


The Gemara raises another objection to the opinion of Rabbi Aแธฅa, as Rava bar Shmuel taught this baraita: I might have thought that just as when Shabbat and the New Moon do not coincide they sound the trumpets for the additional Shabbat offering in and of itself, and for the additional New Moon offering in and of itself, so too would they sound the trumpets for each and every additional offering when the days coincide. Therefore, the verse states: โ€œAnd on the day of your rejoicing, and at your appointed times, and on your New Moons, and you shall sound the trumpets for your burnt-offerings and your peace-offerings, and they will be a memorial for you before your God. I am the Lord your Godโ€ (Numbers 10:10), indicating that one blast is sounded for all. The Gemara suggests: This is a conclusive refutation of the opinion of Rabbi Aแธฅa. The Gemara concludes: Indeed, it is a conclusive refutation.


ืžืื™ ืชืœืžื•ื“ื ืืžืจ ืื‘ื™ื™ ืืžืจ ืงืจื ื•ื‘ืจืืฉื™ ื—ื“ืฉื™ื›ื ื”ื•ืงืฉื• ื›ืœ ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ื›ื•ืœื ื–ื” ืœื–ื” ืจื‘ ืืฉื™ ืืžืจ ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื—ื“ืฉื›ื ื•ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื‘ืจืืฉื™ ื•ืื™ื–ื” ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืฉื ื™ ืจืืฉื™ื ื”ื•ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ื–ื” ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื” ื•ืืžืจ ืจื—ืžื ื ื—ื“ืฉื›ื ื—ื“ ื”ื™ื


Since the baraita was cited, the Gemara asks: What is the derivation cited in this baraita? How does the phrase: And on your New Moons, prove that the trumpets are sounded once for all the additional offerings? Abaye said: The verse states: โ€œAnd on your New Moons,โ€ in plural, indicating that all the months are equated to each other, and just as on a typical New Moon the trumpets are sounded once for the additional offering, so too when Shabbat and the New Moon coincide the trumpets are sounded once and no more. Rav Ashi said that in this verse it is written: Your moon [แธฅodshekhem], without a yod, in the singular, and in the same verse it is written: โ€œAnd on your new [uverashei],โ€ in the plural. And which is the month that has two new beginnings? You must say it is Rosh HaShana, which is the beginning of both the new year and the new month. And yet the Merciful One says: Your moon, in the singular, indicating it is one and the trumpets are sounded once.


ื•ืขื•ื“ ืชื ื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืœื• ืฉืœ ืžื•ืขื“ ื‘ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื”ื‘ื• ืœื”ืณ ื‘ื ื™ ืืœื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื™ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื•ืœืจืฉืข ืืžืจ ืืœื”ื™ื ื‘ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืžื™ ื™ืงื•ื ืœื™ ืขื ืžืจืขื™ื


And furthermore, contrary to the statement of Rabbi Aแธฅa, it was taught in a baraita: On the intermediate days of the Festival, on the first day, what would they say as the song accompanying the offering on that day? โ€œAscribe [havu] unto the Lord, O you sons of mightโ€ (Psalms 29:1). On the second day, what would they say? The psalm that contains the verse: โ€œBut unto the wicked [velarasha] God says: What have you to do to declare My statutes?โ€ (Psalms 50:16). On the third day, what would they say? The psalm containing the verse: โ€œWho [mi] will rise up for me against the evildoers?โ€ (Psalms 94:16).


ื‘ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื‘ื™ื ื• ื‘ื•ืขืจื™ื ื‘ืขื ื‘ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื”ืกื™ืจื•ืชื™ ืžืกื‘ืœ ืฉื›ืžื• ื‘ืฉืฉื™ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื™ืžื•ื˜ื• ื›ืœ ืžื•ืกื“ื™ ืืจืฅ ื•ืื ื—ืœ ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื™ืžื•ื˜ื• ื™ื“ื—ื”


On the fourth day, what would they say? โ€œConsider [binu], you brutish among the peopleโ€ (Psalms 94:8). On the fifth day, what would they say? โ€œI removed [hasiroti] his shoulder from the burdenโ€ (Psalms 81:7). On the sixth day, what would they say? โ€œAll the foundations of the earth are moved [yimotu]โ€ (Psalms 82:5). And if Shabbat occurred on any of the intermediate days of the Festival, since Shabbat has its own song (Psalms 92), the last of the songs of the intermediate days, i.e., โ€œAll the foundations of the earth are moved,โ€ is superseded, and all the other songs are recited in their proper sequence.


ืจื‘ ืกืคืจื ืžื ื— ื‘ื”ื• ืกื™ืžื ื ื”ื•ืžื‘ื”ื™ ืจื‘ ืคืคื ืžื ื— ื‘ื”ื• ืกืžื ื ื”ื•ืžื”ื‘ื™ ื•ืกื™ืžื ืš ืืžื‘ื•ื”ื ื“ืกืคืจื™


Rav Safra established a mnemonic for the sequence of the psalms recited during the intermediate days of the Festival: Heh, vav, mem, beit, heh, yod, the first letters of the transliterated word in the verses cited. Rav Pappa established a different mnemonic for a different sequence of the Psalms: Heh, vav, mem, heh, beit, yod, as in his opinion, the psalm containing: โ€œI removedโ€ is recited before the psalm containing: โ€œConsider.โ€ The Gemara notes: A mnemonic to identify which amora established which mnemonic is the expression: Convoy [ambuha] of scribes [desafrei], as the spelling of ambuha is like the mnemonic of Rav Safra.


ืชื™ื•ื‘ืชื ื“ืจื‘ื™ ืื—ื ื‘ืจ ื—ื ื™ื ื ืชื™ื•ื‘ืชื ื•ื”ื ืจื‘ื™ ืื—ื ื‘ืจ ื—ื ื™ื ื ืงืจื ื•ืžืชื ื™ืชื ืงืืžืจ


The Gemara concludes: This baraita is a conclusive refutation of the opinion of Rabbi Aแธฅa bar แธคanina, as on Shabbat the song for Shabbat was recited alone without the song for the Festival, and similarly, separate trumpet blasts are not sounded for the various additional offerings. Rabbi Aแธฅaโ€™s opinion was rejected based on several sources. The Gemara asks: But didnโ€™t Rabbi Aแธฅa say a verse and a baraita in support of his opinion? How can those citations be rejected?


ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ื ื ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืžืืจื™ื›ื™ืŸ ื‘ืชืงื™ืขื•ืช ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื“ืงื™ืกืจื™ ืžืฉืžื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ื™ ืื—ื ืืžืจื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืžืจื‘ื” ื‘ืชื•ืงืขื™ืŸ


Ravina said: The verse and the baraita that he cited do not teach that trumpet blasts were sounded for each additional offering. Rather, they come to say that one extends the duration of the blasts to honor the added additional offerings, but does not sound even one additional blast. The Sages of Caesarea, in the name of Rabbi Aแธฅa, said: The verse and the baraita cited by Rabbi Aแธฅa come to say that one increases the number of trumpeters to honor the added additional offerings, but not the number of blasts sounded.


ื•ืื ืŸ ื“ืื™ืช ืœืŸ ืชืจื™ ื™ื•ืžื™ ื”ื™ื›ื™ ืขื‘ื“ื™ื ืŸ ืื‘ื™ื™ ืืžืจ ืฉื ื™ ื™ื“ื—ื”


Apropos the psalms recited during the Festival, the Gemara asks: And we, outside Eretz Yisrael, who have two days of Festival due to the uncertainty, as well as uncertainty with regard to each of the intermediate days, how do we conduct ourselves with regard to the mention of the additional offerings in the additional prayer of the Festival during the intermediate days, and with regard to Torah reading on those days? Abaye said: Mention of the second day will be superseded. Since the first of the intermediate days outside Eretz Yisrael is the third day of the Festival in Eretz Yisrael, the additional offering for the third day alone is mentioned, and the offerings for the fourth day on the fourth day, etc. No mention is made of the second day outside Eretz Yisrael.


ืจื‘ื ืืžืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ื™ื“ื—ื” ืชื ื™ื ื›ื•ืชื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ื ืื ื—ืœ ืฉื‘ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืŸ ื™ืžื•ื˜ื• ื™ื“ื—ื”


Rava said: Mention of the seventh day will be superseded. On the first of the intermediate days outside Eretz Yisrael, the third day of the Festival, the passage beginning โ€œAnd on the second dayโ€ (Numbers 29:17) is mentioned in the additional Amida prayer and read in the Torah, and on each succeeding day the succeeding passage is mentioned and read. There is no mention of the seventh day on the eighth day, as that is no longer Sukkot but rather the Eighth Day of Assembly. The Gemara notes: A baraita was taught in accordance with the opinion of Rava: And if Shabbat occurs on any of the intermediate days of the Festival, the song of the seventh day of Sukkot: โ€œAll the foundations of the earth are moved,โ€ is superseded.


ืืชืงื™ืŸ ืืžื™ืžืจ ื‘ื ื”ืจื“ืขื ื“ืžื“ืœื’ื™ ื“ืœื•ื’ื™:


The Gemara cites a third opinion: Ameimar instituted in his city of Nehardeโ€™a that during the intermediate days, one repeats the second of the additional offerings that he mentioned the day before and adds the additional offerings of the subsequent day. On the first of the intermediate days in the Diaspora, one mentions the additional offerings of both the second and third days of Sukkot. On the second of the intermediate days, one repeats the verses of the third day of Sukkot and adds the verses of the fourth day.


ืžืชื ื™ืณ ื™ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื—ื’ ื”ื™ื• ืฉื ืฉืœืฉื” ืขืฉืจ ืคืจื™ื ืื™ืœื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ืฉืขื™ืจ ืื—ื“ ื ืฉืชื™ื™ืจื• ืฉื ืืจื‘ืขื” ืขืฉืจ ื›ื‘ืฉื™ื ืœืฉืžื•ื ื” ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืฉื” ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“


MISHNA: On the first Festival day of Sukkot there were thirteen bulls, two rams, and one goat there. The mishna proceeds to discuss the division of labor for the Festival offerings among the twenty-four priestly watches, all of which serve in the Temple on the pilgrimage Festivals. The sixteen offerings mentioned above were divided among sixteen priestly watches, one offering per watch. Fourteen sheep remained to be divided among the eight remaining watches. On the first day of the Festival, six of the eight remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each for a total of twelve, and the remaining two watches sacrifice one sheep each.


ื‘ืฉื ื™ ื—ืžืฉื” ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืืจื‘ืขื” ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“


On the second day of the Festival, i.e., the first day of the intermediate days, when twelve bulls were sacrificed, fifteen of the priestly watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, five of the remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining four watches sacrifice one sheep each. On the third day of the Festival, when eleven bulls were sacrificed, fourteen of the priestly watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, four of the remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining six watches sacrifice one sheep each.


ื‘ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ืฉืœืฉื” ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“ ื‘ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉืฉื™ ืื—ื“ ืžืงืจื™ื‘ ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“


On the fourth day of the Festival, when ten bulls were sacrificed, thirteen of the priestly watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, three of the remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining eight watches sacrifice one sheep each. On the fifth day, when nine bulls were sacrificed, twelve watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, two of the twelve remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining ten watches sacrifice one sheep each. On the sixth day, when eight bulls were sacrificed, eleven watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, one of the remaining watches sacrifices two sheep, and the remaining twelve watches sacrifice one sheep each.


ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ื›ื•ืœืŸ ืฉื•ื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ื—ื–ืจื• ืœืคื™ื™ืก ื›ื‘ืจื’ืœื™ื ืืžืจื• ืžื™ ืฉื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืคืจื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื ืœื ื™ืงืจื™ื‘ ืœืžื—ืจ ืืœื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ืŸ ื—ืœื™ืœื”:


On the seventh day they are all equal and bring one offering each. On the eighth day, when there was a completely different configuration of offerings, they returned to the standard lottery system used to determine which of the priestly watches would sacrifice the offerings, as they did on the other pilgrimage Festivals, which do not have as many offerings as does Sukkot. They said about the ordering of the priestly watches: One who sacrificed bulls today will not sacrifice bulls tomorrow; rather, they will sacrifice one of the other types of offerings. They rotate, so that each of the watches will have the opportunity to sacrifice bulls as well as other animals.


ื’ืžืณ ื ื™ืžื ืžืชื ื™ืชื™ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื ื•ืœื ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื“ืชื ื™ื ืคืจ ื”ื‘ื ื‘ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืžืคื™ืกื™ืŸ ืขืœื™ื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื™ ื•ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืื—ืช ืžืฉืชื™ ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ื“ืœื ืฉืœืฉื• ื‘ืคืจื™ื ืขื•ืฉื” ืื•ืชื•


GEMARA: The Gemara suggests: Let us say that the mishna that says that on the eighth day they returned to the standard lottery of the other pilgrimage Festivals is according to Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi and not according to the Rabbis. As it is taught in a baraita: To determine the priestly watch that would sacrifice the bull that comes as an additional offering on the Eighth Day of Assembly, they draw lots over it from the beginning; this is the statement of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi. And the Rabbis say: One of the two watches that did not sacrifice three bulls during Sukkot sacrifices it. Only two of the twenty-four watches sacrifices two bulls over the course of Sukkot. Each of the other watches sacrifices three bulls. Since the mishna mentions that a lottery was held, apparently the mishna is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi.


ืืคื™ืœื• ืชื™ืžื ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืื˜ื• ืฉืชื™ ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืœื ืืคื•ืกื™ ื‘ืขื™


The Gemara rejects this suggestion: Even if you say that it is in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis, is that to say that the two remaining priestly watches are not required to draw lots to determine which will merit sacrificing the bull?


ื›ืžืืŸ ืื–ืœื ื”ื ื“ืชื ื™ื ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืžืฉืœืฉื•ืช ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืฉื ื™ ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืื™ืŸ ืžืฉืœืฉื•ืช ื ื™ืžื ืจื‘ื™ ื•ืœื ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืืคื™ืœื• ืชื™ืžื ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืžืื™ ืœื ืฉืœืฉื• ื‘ืคืจื™ ื”ื—ื’


The Gemara asks: In accordance with whose opinion is that which is taught in a baraita: All of the priestly watches sacrifice a bull twice and three times, except for two watches that sacrifice a bull twice and do not sacrifice a bull three times? Let us say that it is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi and not in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis, as they hold that one of those watches sacrifices a third bull on the Eighth Day of Assembly. The Gemara rejects this suggestion: Even if you say that it is in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis; what is the meaning of the phrase: They did not sacrifice a bull three times? It means that with regard to the bulls of the festival of Sukkot they did not sacrifice a bull three times.


ื•ืžืื™ ืงื ืžืฉืžืข ืœืŸ ื”ื ืงื ืžืฉืžืข ืœืŸ ืžื™ ืฉื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืคืจื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื ืœื ื™ืงืจื™ื‘ ืœืžื—ืจ ืืœื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ืŸ ื—ืœื™ืœื”


The Gemara asks: With regard to the bulls sacrificed on Sukkot, what does the baraita teach us? It is a simple calculation that seventy bulls divided by twenty-four watches leaves two watches that sacrificed only two bulls. The Gemara answers: This is what the baraita comes to teach us: One who sacrificed bulls today will not sacrifice bulls tomorrow; rather, they rotate. Therefore, each watch sacrifices at least two bulls, and most of them sacrifice three.


ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ (ืืœืขื–ืจ) ื”ื ื™ ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ืคืจื™ื ื›ื ื’ื“ ืžื™ ื›ื ื’ื“ ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ืื•ืžื•ืช ืคืจ ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ ืœืžื” ื›ื ื’ื“ ืื•ืžื” ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”


Rabbi Elazar said: These seventy bulls that are sacrificed as additional offerings over the course of the seven days of Sukkot, to what do they correspond? They correspond to the seventy nations of the world, and are brought to atone for their sins and to hasten world peace. Why is a single bull sacrificed on the Eighth Day of Assembly? It corresponds to the singular nation, Israel.


ืžืฉืœ ืœืžืœืš ื‘ืฉืจ ื•ื“ื ืฉืืžืจ ืœืขื‘ื“ื™ื• ืขืฉื• ืœื™ ืกืขื•ื“ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืœื™ื•ื ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืืžืจ ืœืื•ื”ื‘ื• ืขืฉื” ืœื™ ืกืขื•ื“ื” ืงื˜ื ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื”ื ื” ืžืžืš


The Gemara cites a parable about a king of flesh and blood who said to his servants: Prepare me a great feast that will last for several days. When the feast concluded, on the last day, he said to his beloved servant: Prepare me a small feast so that I can derive pleasure from you alone.


ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ืื•ื™ ืœื”ื ืœื’ื•ื™ื™ื ืฉืื‘ื“ื• ื•ืื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ืŸ ืžื” ืฉืื‘ื“ื• ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ ืงื™ื™ื ืžื–ื‘ื— ืžื›ืคืจ ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืžื™ ืžื›ืคืจ ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ:


Rabbi Yoแธฅanan said: Woe unto the nations of the world that lost something and do not know what they lost. When the Temple is standing, the seventy bulls sacrificed on the altar during the festival of Sukkot atones for them. And now that the Temple is destroyed, who atones for them?


ืžืชื ื™ืณ ื‘ืฉืœืฉื” ืคืจืงื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ืžื•ืจื™ ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื ื•ื‘ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ืœื—ื ื”ืคื ื™ื


MISHNA: At three times during the year, all twenty-four priestly watches have equal status, in that all receive a share in the Temple service independent of the standard order of the watches and all receive a share in the accompanying gifts of the priesthood: In the portions of the offerings of the Festivals sacrificed on the altar and in the distribution of the shewbread on Shabbat during the Festivals.


ื‘ืขืฆืจืช ืื•ืžืจ ืœื• ื”ื™ืœืš ืžืฆื” ื”ื™ืœืš ื—ืžืฅ ืžืฉืžืจ ืฉื–ืžื ื• ืงื‘ื•ืข ื”ื•ื ืžืงืจื™ื‘ ืชืžื™ื“ื™ืŸ ื ื“ืจื™ื ื•ื ื“ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืฉืืจ ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืฆื‘ื•ืจ ื•ืžืงืจื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ื›ืœ:


On Shavuot that coincides with Shabbat, when the two loaves offered on Shavuot would be distributed together with the distribution of the shewbread, the priest charged with the distribution says to each priest: Here is matza from the shewbread for you, and here is leavened bread from the two loaves for you. The principle is that the priestly watch whose time is fixed during the Festival sacrifices the daily offerings during the Festival, as well as vow-offerings, free-will offerings, and all other communal offerings. And that watch sacrifices all of them even during the Festival, when other aspects of the service are shared by all the watches.


ื’ืžืณ ืื™ืžื•ืจื™ ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื ืฉืœ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื ื™ื ื”ื• ืืžืจ ืจื‘ ื—ืกื“ื ืžื” ืฉืืžื•ืจ ื‘ืจื’ืœื™ื


GEMARA: The Gemara wonders: How is it that the priests divide those portions of the Festival offerings? Donโ€™t they belong to God, and must be placed on the altar? How do the priestly watches share these portions? Rav แธคisda said: The mishna is referring not to portions sacrificed on the altar [eimurim] but to what was stated [amur] with regard to the pilgrimage Festivals, all those portions of the offerings that the Torah commanded to sacrifice at the Temple that are not burnt on the altar and are shared by the priests, e.g., hides of the burnt-offerings of appearance and the breast and thigh of the Festival peace-offerings.


ืชื ื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืžื ื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ืžื•ืจื™ ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืœื•ืžืจ ื•ื‘ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ืช ื ืคืฉื• ื•ืฉืจืช ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืืฃ ื‘ืฉืืจ ื™ืžื•ืช ื”ืฉื ื” ื›ืŸ ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืœื•ืžืจ ืžืื—ื“ ืฉืขืจื™ืš ืœื ืืžืจืชื™ ืืœื ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื ื›ื ืกื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉืขืจ ืื—ื“:


The Sages taught: From where is it derived that all of the priestly watches have equal status in the portions of the Festival offerings? The verse states: โ€œAnd if a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he sojourns, and comes with all the desire of his soul unto the place that the Lord shall choose; then he shall ministerโ€ฆas all his brethrenโ€ฆThey shall have like portions to eat, besides the transactions of their fathersโ€™ housesโ€ (Deuteronomy 18:6โ€“8). Based on these verses, one might have thought that this is the case even on the rest of the days of the year and the priestly watches would have equal status. Therefore, the verse states: From one of your gates. I said that all have equal status only when all of Israel enters through one gate, i.e., on a pilgrimage Festival.


ื•ื‘ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ืœื—ื ื”ืคื ื™ื ื›ื•ืณ: ืชื ื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืžื ื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ืœื—ื ื”ืคื ื™ื


The mishna continues: And in the distribution of the shewbread on the three pilgrimage Festivals, all twenty-four priestly watches have equal status. The Sages taught: From where is it derived that all of the priestly watches have equal status in the distribution of the shewbread?


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Sukkah 55

ื•ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ืœื™ื“ืข ืฉื”ื•ืงื‘ืข ืจืืฉ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื‘ื–ืžื ื• ืชืจื™ ื”ื™ื›ื™ืจื ืขื‘ื“ื™ื ืŸ ื“ื—ื–ื™ ื”ืื™ ื—ื–ื™ ื•ื—ื–ื™ ื‘ื”ืื™ ื—ื–ื™


And Rabbi Yoแธฅanan said: Why was it placed in this manner? It was as an indicator for the people to know that the New Moon was established at its proper time, after the twenty-ninth day of the previous month. The Gemara answers: This is not difficult, as they implemented two indicators: One who saw this one, i.e., the sequence of the songs, saw it; and one who saw that one, i.e., where the fats were placed, saw it, and there is no contradiction.


ืžื™ืชื™ื‘ื™ ื“ืชื ื™ ืจื‘ื ื‘ืจ ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื›ืฉื ืฉืชื•ืงืขื™ืŸ ืขืœ ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืคื ื™ ืขืฆืžื• ื•ืขืœ ืจืืฉ ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืคื ื™ ืขืฆืžื• ื›ืš ื™ื”ื™ื• ืชื•ืงืขื™ืŸ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืžื•ืกืฃ ื•ืžื•ืกืฃ ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืœื•ืžืจ ื•ื‘ืจืืฉื™ ื—ื“ืฉื™ื›ื ืชื™ื•ื‘ืชื ื“ืจื‘ื™ ืื—ื ืชื™ื•ื‘ืชื


The Gemara raises another objection to the opinion of Rabbi Aแธฅa, as Rava bar Shmuel taught this baraita: I might have thought that just as when Shabbat and the New Moon do not coincide they sound the trumpets for the additional Shabbat offering in and of itself, and for the additional New Moon offering in and of itself, so too would they sound the trumpets for each and every additional offering when the days coincide. Therefore, the verse states: โ€œAnd on the day of your rejoicing, and at your appointed times, and on your New Moons, and you shall sound the trumpets for your burnt-offerings and your peace-offerings, and they will be a memorial for you before your God. I am the Lord your Godโ€ (Numbers 10:10), indicating that one blast is sounded for all. The Gemara suggests: This is a conclusive refutation of the opinion of Rabbi Aแธฅa. The Gemara concludes: Indeed, it is a conclusive refutation.


ืžืื™ ืชืœืžื•ื“ื ืืžืจ ืื‘ื™ื™ ืืžืจ ืงืจื ื•ื‘ืจืืฉื™ ื—ื“ืฉื™ื›ื ื”ื•ืงืฉื• ื›ืœ ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ื›ื•ืœื ื–ื” ืœื–ื” ืจื‘ ืืฉื™ ืืžืจ ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื—ื“ืฉื›ื ื•ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื‘ืจืืฉื™ ื•ืื™ื–ื” ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืฉื ื™ ืจืืฉื™ื ื”ื•ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ื–ื” ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื” ื•ืืžืจ ืจื—ืžื ื ื—ื“ืฉื›ื ื—ื“ ื”ื™ื


Since the baraita was cited, the Gemara asks: What is the derivation cited in this baraita? How does the phrase: And on your New Moons, prove that the trumpets are sounded once for all the additional offerings? Abaye said: The verse states: โ€œAnd on your New Moons,โ€ in plural, indicating that all the months are equated to each other, and just as on a typical New Moon the trumpets are sounded once for the additional offering, so too when Shabbat and the New Moon coincide the trumpets are sounded once and no more. Rav Ashi said that in this verse it is written: Your moon [แธฅodshekhem], without a yod, in the singular, and in the same verse it is written: โ€œAnd on your new [uverashei],โ€ in the plural. And which is the month that has two new beginnings? You must say it is Rosh HaShana, which is the beginning of both the new year and the new month. And yet the Merciful One says: Your moon, in the singular, indicating it is one and the trumpets are sounded once.


ื•ืขื•ื“ ืชื ื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืœื• ืฉืœ ืžื•ืขื“ ื‘ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื”ื‘ื• ืœื”ืณ ื‘ื ื™ ืืœื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื™ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื•ืœืจืฉืข ืืžืจ ืืœื”ื™ื ื‘ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืžื™ ื™ืงื•ื ืœื™ ืขื ืžืจืขื™ื


And furthermore, contrary to the statement of Rabbi Aแธฅa, it was taught in a baraita: On the intermediate days of the Festival, on the first day, what would they say as the song accompanying the offering on that day? โ€œAscribe [havu] unto the Lord, O you sons of mightโ€ (Psalms 29:1). On the second day, what would they say? The psalm that contains the verse: โ€œBut unto the wicked [velarasha] God says: What have you to do to declare My statutes?โ€ (Psalms 50:16). On the third day, what would they say? The psalm containing the verse: โ€œWho [mi] will rise up for me against the evildoers?โ€ (Psalms 94:16).


ื‘ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื‘ื™ื ื• ื‘ื•ืขืจื™ื ื‘ืขื ื‘ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื”ืกื™ืจื•ืชื™ ืžืกื‘ืœ ืฉื›ืžื• ื‘ืฉืฉื™ ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื™ืžื•ื˜ื• ื›ืœ ืžื•ืกื“ื™ ืืจืฅ ื•ืื ื—ืœ ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื™ืžื•ื˜ื• ื™ื“ื—ื”


On the fourth day, what would they say? โ€œConsider [binu], you brutish among the peopleโ€ (Psalms 94:8). On the fifth day, what would they say? โ€œI removed [hasiroti] his shoulder from the burdenโ€ (Psalms 81:7). On the sixth day, what would they say? โ€œAll the foundations of the earth are moved [yimotu]โ€ (Psalms 82:5). And if Shabbat occurred on any of the intermediate days of the Festival, since Shabbat has its own song (Psalms 92), the last of the songs of the intermediate days, i.e., โ€œAll the foundations of the earth are moved,โ€ is superseded, and all the other songs are recited in their proper sequence.


ืจื‘ ืกืคืจื ืžื ื— ื‘ื”ื• ืกื™ืžื ื ื”ื•ืžื‘ื”ื™ ืจื‘ ืคืคื ืžื ื— ื‘ื”ื• ืกืžื ื ื”ื•ืžื”ื‘ื™ ื•ืกื™ืžื ืš ืืžื‘ื•ื”ื ื“ืกืคืจื™


Rav Safra established a mnemonic for the sequence of the psalms recited during the intermediate days of the Festival: Heh, vav, mem, beit, heh, yod, the first letters of the transliterated word in the verses cited. Rav Pappa established a different mnemonic for a different sequence of the Psalms: Heh, vav, mem, heh, beit, yod, as in his opinion, the psalm containing: โ€œI removedโ€ is recited before the psalm containing: โ€œConsider.โ€ The Gemara notes: A mnemonic to identify which amora established which mnemonic is the expression: Convoy [ambuha] of scribes [desafrei], as the spelling of ambuha is like the mnemonic of Rav Safra.


ืชื™ื•ื‘ืชื ื“ืจื‘ื™ ืื—ื ื‘ืจ ื—ื ื™ื ื ืชื™ื•ื‘ืชื ื•ื”ื ืจื‘ื™ ืื—ื ื‘ืจ ื—ื ื™ื ื ืงืจื ื•ืžืชื ื™ืชื ืงืืžืจ


The Gemara concludes: This baraita is a conclusive refutation of the opinion of Rabbi Aแธฅa bar แธคanina, as on Shabbat the song for Shabbat was recited alone without the song for the Festival, and similarly, separate trumpet blasts are not sounded for the various additional offerings. Rabbi Aแธฅaโ€™s opinion was rejected based on several sources. The Gemara asks: But didnโ€™t Rabbi Aแธฅa say a verse and a baraita in support of his opinion? How can those citations be rejected?


ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ื ื ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืžืืจื™ื›ื™ืŸ ื‘ืชืงื™ืขื•ืช ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื“ืงื™ืกืจื™ ืžืฉืžื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ื™ ืื—ื ืืžืจื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืžืจื‘ื” ื‘ืชื•ืงืขื™ืŸ


Ravina said: The verse and the baraita that he cited do not teach that trumpet blasts were sounded for each additional offering. Rather, they come to say that one extends the duration of the blasts to honor the added additional offerings, but does not sound even one additional blast. The Sages of Caesarea, in the name of Rabbi Aแธฅa, said: The verse and the baraita cited by Rabbi Aแธฅa come to say that one increases the number of trumpeters to honor the added additional offerings, but not the number of blasts sounded.


ื•ืื ืŸ ื“ืื™ืช ืœืŸ ืชืจื™ ื™ื•ืžื™ ื”ื™ื›ื™ ืขื‘ื“ื™ื ืŸ ืื‘ื™ื™ ืืžืจ ืฉื ื™ ื™ื“ื—ื”


Apropos the psalms recited during the Festival, the Gemara asks: And we, outside Eretz Yisrael, who have two days of Festival due to the uncertainty, as well as uncertainty with regard to each of the intermediate days, how do we conduct ourselves with regard to the mention of the additional offerings in the additional prayer of the Festival during the intermediate days, and with regard to Torah reading on those days? Abaye said: Mention of the second day will be superseded. Since the first of the intermediate days outside Eretz Yisrael is the third day of the Festival in Eretz Yisrael, the additional offering for the third day alone is mentioned, and the offerings for the fourth day on the fourth day, etc. No mention is made of the second day outside Eretz Yisrael.


ืจื‘ื ืืžืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ื™ื“ื—ื” ืชื ื™ื ื›ื•ืชื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ื ืื ื—ืœ ืฉื‘ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืŸ ื™ืžื•ื˜ื• ื™ื“ื—ื”


Rava said: Mention of the seventh day will be superseded. On the first of the intermediate days outside Eretz Yisrael, the third day of the Festival, the passage beginning โ€œAnd on the second dayโ€ (Numbers 29:17) is mentioned in the additional Amida prayer and read in the Torah, and on each succeeding day the succeeding passage is mentioned and read. There is no mention of the seventh day on the eighth day, as that is no longer Sukkot but rather the Eighth Day of Assembly. The Gemara notes: A baraita was taught in accordance with the opinion of Rava: And if Shabbat occurs on any of the intermediate days of the Festival, the song of the seventh day of Sukkot: โ€œAll the foundations of the earth are moved,โ€ is superseded.


ืืชืงื™ืŸ ืืžื™ืžืจ ื‘ื ื”ืจื“ืขื ื“ืžื“ืœื’ื™ ื“ืœื•ื’ื™:


The Gemara cites a third opinion: Ameimar instituted in his city of Nehardeโ€™a that during the intermediate days, one repeats the second of the additional offerings that he mentioned the day before and adds the additional offerings of the subsequent day. On the first of the intermediate days in the Diaspora, one mentions the additional offerings of both the second and third days of Sukkot. On the second of the intermediate days, one repeats the verses of the third day of Sukkot and adds the verses of the fourth day.


ืžืชื ื™ืณ ื™ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื—ื’ ื”ื™ื• ืฉื ืฉืœืฉื” ืขืฉืจ ืคืจื™ื ืื™ืœื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ืฉืขื™ืจ ืื—ื“ ื ืฉืชื™ื™ืจื• ืฉื ืืจื‘ืขื” ืขืฉืจ ื›ื‘ืฉื™ื ืœืฉืžื•ื ื” ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืฉื” ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“


MISHNA: On the first Festival day of Sukkot there were thirteen bulls, two rams, and one goat there. The mishna proceeds to discuss the division of labor for the Festival offerings among the twenty-four priestly watches, all of which serve in the Temple on the pilgrimage Festivals. The sixteen offerings mentioned above were divided among sixteen priestly watches, one offering per watch. Fourteen sheep remained to be divided among the eight remaining watches. On the first day of the Festival, six of the eight remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each for a total of twelve, and the remaining two watches sacrifice one sheep each.


ื‘ืฉื ื™ ื—ืžืฉื” ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืืจื‘ืขื” ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“


On the second day of the Festival, i.e., the first day of the intermediate days, when twelve bulls were sacrificed, fifteen of the priestly watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, five of the remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining four watches sacrifice one sheep each. On the third day of the Festival, when eleven bulls were sacrificed, fourteen of the priestly watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, four of the remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining six watches sacrifice one sheep each.


ื‘ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ืฉืœืฉื” ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“ ื‘ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉืฉื™ ืื—ื“ ืžืงืจื™ื‘ ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืืจ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“


On the fourth day of the Festival, when ten bulls were sacrificed, thirteen of the priestly watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, three of the remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining eight watches sacrifice one sheep each. On the fifth day, when nine bulls were sacrificed, twelve watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, two of the twelve remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining ten watches sacrifice one sheep each. On the sixth day, when eight bulls were sacrificed, eleven watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, one of the remaining watches sacrifices two sheep, and the remaining twelve watches sacrifice one sheep each.


ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ื›ื•ืœืŸ ืฉื•ื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ื—ื–ืจื• ืœืคื™ื™ืก ื›ื‘ืจื’ืœื™ื ืืžืจื• ืžื™ ืฉื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืคืจื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื ืœื ื™ืงืจื™ื‘ ืœืžื—ืจ ืืœื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ืŸ ื—ืœื™ืœื”:


On the seventh day they are all equal and bring one offering each. On the eighth day, when there was a completely different configuration of offerings, they returned to the standard lottery system used to determine which of the priestly watches would sacrifice the offerings, as they did on the other pilgrimage Festivals, which do not have as many offerings as does Sukkot. They said about the ordering of the priestly watches: One who sacrificed bulls today will not sacrifice bulls tomorrow; rather, they will sacrifice one of the other types of offerings. They rotate, so that each of the watches will have the opportunity to sacrifice bulls as well as other animals.


ื’ืžืณ ื ื™ืžื ืžืชื ื™ืชื™ืŸ ืจื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื ื•ืœื ืจื‘ื ืŸ ื“ืชื ื™ื ืคืจ ื”ื‘ื ื‘ืฉืžื™ื ื™ ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืžืคื™ืกื™ืŸ ืขืœื™ื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื™ ื•ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืื—ืช ืžืฉืชื™ ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ื“ืœื ืฉืœืฉื• ื‘ืคืจื™ื ืขื•ืฉื” ืื•ืชื•


GEMARA: The Gemara suggests: Let us say that the mishna that says that on the eighth day they returned to the standard lottery of the other pilgrimage Festivals is according to Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi and not according to the Rabbis. As it is taught in a baraita: To determine the priestly watch that would sacrifice the bull that comes as an additional offering on the Eighth Day of Assembly, they draw lots over it from the beginning; this is the statement of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi. And the Rabbis say: One of the two watches that did not sacrifice three bulls during Sukkot sacrifices it. Only two of the twenty-four watches sacrifices two bulls over the course of Sukkot. Each of the other watches sacrifices three bulls. Since the mishna mentions that a lottery was held, apparently the mishna is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi.


ืืคื™ืœื• ืชื™ืžื ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืื˜ื• ืฉืชื™ ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืœื ืืคื•ืกื™ ื‘ืขื™


The Gemara rejects this suggestion: Even if you say that it is in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis, is that to say that the two remaining priestly watches are not required to draw lots to determine which will merit sacrificing the bull?


ื›ืžืืŸ ืื–ืœื ื”ื ื“ืชื ื™ื ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืžืฉืœืฉื•ืช ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืฉื ื™ ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืื™ืŸ ืžืฉืœืฉื•ืช ื ื™ืžื ืจื‘ื™ ื•ืœื ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืืคื™ืœื• ืชื™ืžื ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืžืื™ ืœื ืฉืœืฉื• ื‘ืคืจื™ ื”ื—ื’


The Gemara asks: In accordance with whose opinion is that which is taught in a baraita: All of the priestly watches sacrifice a bull twice and three times, except for two watches that sacrifice a bull twice and do not sacrifice a bull three times? Let us say that it is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi and not in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis, as they hold that one of those watches sacrifices a third bull on the Eighth Day of Assembly. The Gemara rejects this suggestion: Even if you say that it is in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis; what is the meaning of the phrase: They did not sacrifice a bull three times? It means that with regard to the bulls of the festival of Sukkot they did not sacrifice a bull three times.


ื•ืžืื™ ืงื ืžืฉืžืข ืœืŸ ื”ื ืงื ืžืฉืžืข ืœืŸ ืžื™ ืฉื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืคืจื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื ืœื ื™ืงืจื™ื‘ ืœืžื—ืจ ืืœื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ืŸ ื—ืœื™ืœื”


The Gemara asks: With regard to the bulls sacrificed on Sukkot, what does the baraita teach us? It is a simple calculation that seventy bulls divided by twenty-four watches leaves two watches that sacrificed only two bulls. The Gemara answers: This is what the baraita comes to teach us: One who sacrificed bulls today will not sacrifice bulls tomorrow; rather, they rotate. Therefore, each watch sacrifices at least two bulls, and most of them sacrifice three.


ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ (ืืœืขื–ืจ) ื”ื ื™ ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ืคืจื™ื ื›ื ื’ื“ ืžื™ ื›ื ื’ื“ ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ืื•ืžื•ืช ืคืจ ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ ืœืžื” ื›ื ื’ื“ ืื•ืžื” ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”


Rabbi Elazar said: These seventy bulls that are sacrificed as additional offerings over the course of the seven days of Sukkot, to what do they correspond? They correspond to the seventy nations of the world, and are brought to atone for their sins and to hasten world peace. Why is a single bull sacrificed on the Eighth Day of Assembly? It corresponds to the singular nation, Israel.


ืžืฉืœ ืœืžืœืš ื‘ืฉืจ ื•ื“ื ืฉืืžืจ ืœืขื‘ื“ื™ื• ืขืฉื• ืœื™ ืกืขื•ื“ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืœื™ื•ื ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืืžืจ ืœืื•ื”ื‘ื• ืขืฉื” ืœื™ ืกืขื•ื“ื” ืงื˜ื ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื”ื ื” ืžืžืš


The Gemara cites a parable about a king of flesh and blood who said to his servants: Prepare me a great feast that will last for several days. When the feast concluded, on the last day, he said to his beloved servant: Prepare me a small feast so that I can derive pleasure from you alone.


ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ื—ื ืŸ ืื•ื™ ืœื”ื ืœื’ื•ื™ื™ื ืฉืื‘ื“ื• ื•ืื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ืŸ ืžื” ืฉืื‘ื“ื• ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ ืงื™ื™ื ืžื–ื‘ื— ืžื›ืคืจ ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืžื™ ืžื›ืคืจ ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ:


Rabbi Yoแธฅanan said: Woe unto the nations of the world that lost something and do not know what they lost. When the Temple is standing, the seventy bulls sacrificed on the altar during the festival of Sukkot atones for them. And now that the Temple is destroyed, who atones for them?


ืžืชื ื™ืณ ื‘ืฉืœืฉื” ืคืจืงื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ืžื•ืจื™ ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื ื•ื‘ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ืœื—ื ื”ืคื ื™ื


MISHNA: At three times during the year, all twenty-four priestly watches have equal status, in that all receive a share in the Temple service independent of the standard order of the watches and all receive a share in the accompanying gifts of the priesthood: In the portions of the offerings of the Festivals sacrificed on the altar and in the distribution of the shewbread on Shabbat during the Festivals.


ื‘ืขืฆืจืช ืื•ืžืจ ืœื• ื”ื™ืœืš ืžืฆื” ื”ื™ืœืš ื—ืžืฅ ืžืฉืžืจ ืฉื–ืžื ื• ืงื‘ื•ืข ื”ื•ื ืžืงืจื™ื‘ ืชืžื™ื“ื™ืŸ ื ื“ืจื™ื ื•ื ื“ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืฉืืจ ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืฆื‘ื•ืจ ื•ืžืงืจื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ื›ืœ:


On Shavuot that coincides with Shabbat, when the two loaves offered on Shavuot would be distributed together with the distribution of the shewbread, the priest charged with the distribution says to each priest: Here is matza from the shewbread for you, and here is leavened bread from the two loaves for you. The principle is that the priestly watch whose time is fixed during the Festival sacrifices the daily offerings during the Festival, as well as vow-offerings, free-will offerings, and all other communal offerings. And that watch sacrifices all of them even during the Festival, when other aspects of the service are shared by all the watches.


ื’ืžืณ ืื™ืžื•ืจื™ ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื ืฉืœ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื ื™ื ื”ื• ืืžืจ ืจื‘ ื—ืกื“ื ืžื” ืฉืืžื•ืจ ื‘ืจื’ืœื™ื


GEMARA: The Gemara wonders: How is it that the priests divide those portions of the Festival offerings? Donโ€™t they belong to God, and must be placed on the altar? How do the priestly watches share these portions? Rav แธคisda said: The mishna is referring not to portions sacrificed on the altar [eimurim] but to what was stated [amur] with regard to the pilgrimage Festivals, all those portions of the offerings that the Torah commanded to sacrifice at the Temple that are not burnt on the altar and are shared by the priests, e.g., hides of the burnt-offerings of appearance and the breast and thigh of the Festival peace-offerings.


ืชื ื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืžื ื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ืžื•ืจื™ ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืœื•ืžืจ ื•ื‘ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ืช ื ืคืฉื• ื•ืฉืจืช ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืืฃ ื‘ืฉืืจ ื™ืžื•ืช ื”ืฉื ื” ื›ืŸ ืชืœืžื•ื“ ืœื•ืžืจ ืžืื—ื“ ืฉืขืจื™ืš ืœื ืืžืจืชื™ ืืœื ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื ื›ื ืกื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉืขืจ ืื—ื“:


The Sages taught: From where is it derived that all of the priestly watches have equal status in the portions of the Festival offerings? The verse states: โ€œAnd if a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he sojourns, and comes with all the desire of his soul unto the place that the Lord shall choose; then he shall ministerโ€ฆas all his brethrenโ€ฆThey shall have like portions to eat, besides the transactions of their fathersโ€™ housesโ€ (Deuteronomy 18:6โ€“8). Based on these verses, one might have thought that this is the case even on the rest of the days of the year and the priestly watches would have equal status. Therefore, the verse states: From one of your gates. I said that all have equal status only when all of Israel enters through one gate, i.e., on a pilgrimage Festival.


ื•ื‘ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ืœื—ื ื”ืคื ื™ื ื›ื•ืณ: ืชื ื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืžื ื™ืŸ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืœื•ืง ืœื—ื ื”ืคื ื™ื


The mishna continues: And in the distribution of the shewbread on the three pilgrimage Festivals, all twenty-four priestly watches have equal status. The Sages taught: From where is it derived that all of the priestly watches have equal status in the distribution of the shewbread?


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