Conclusion of Sugya: פסולי ד מינים ביום ראשון ושאר ימי סוכות
The “גמרא דף לו: “איתמר until the two dots.
Write the different answers to the following question:
Why is the disqualification of לקיחה תמה only pasul for the first day and yet a lack of הדר disqualified for the entire Sukkos when they are both learnt from the same pasuk?
We have learnt a couple of reasons
- Rashi
- Tosfos – “תוס’ דף כט: “בעינן
- Ran – “רן דף יג: דפי הריף “ומיהו
Learn the – “רן דף יג: דפי הריף “אבל הרמב”ן” (second to last line) until “דף יד. דפי הריף “אבל הראב”ד who presents a fourth explanation from the Ramban
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14319&st=&pgnum=609&hilite=
Learn רמב״ם הלכות לולב פרק ח הלכה ח-ט and the ראב”ד on the Rambam https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=58958&st=&pgnum=293
Questions:
There are two gemaras which seem to contradict the ruling of the Rambam.
How could the Rambam & Raavad rule that a lack of Hadar will only disqualify an Esrog on the first day of Sukkos when the Gemara דף כט עמוד ב says clearly that it will disqualify the entire Sukkos?
Our Gemara says the split between the first day and the rest of the days of Sukkos is applicable to an Esrog which is חסר and not for an Esrog which is lacking in Hadar from mice nibbling on the Esrog?
Learn the כסף משנה & לחם משנה for an answer or these two questions
How do we conclude lhalacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך ס’ תרמ”ט סעיף ה and משנה ברורה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=245&hilite=
Learn the גמרא דף לו: אתרוג קטן until “ובגדול כדי שיאחז” (two dots) https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=36b&format=pdf
Question:
What is the comparison of the size of the stones one is permitted to carry into the בית הכסא on Shabbos to the minimum size of an Esrog?
See ערוך לנר “כך מחלוקת
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14414&st=&pgnum=138
Review the last four lines of the משנה דף לד עמוד ב starting from “שיעור אתרוג קטן” which brings a machlokes between רבי יהודה and רבי יוסי regarding the maximum size of an Esrog
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=7&daf=34b&format=pdf