Sukkah 47a Part 3/4

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why does Shemini Atzeres need its own shehecheyanu while Shvi'i shel Pesach does not? A shehecheyanu comes when we reach something new, and Shemini Atzeres brings a whole new set of rules. Shvi'i shel Pesach stays connected to the first days. The Gemara gives two answers for why the end of the matzah obligation does not make Shvi'i shel Pesach new, and the sugya is kept to Eretz Yisrael so the second day of Yom Tov does not confuse it.

Key points

• Rabbi Yochanan requires a shehecheyanu on Shemini Atzeres, even though it is called the eighth day.
• The Gemara sets Shemini Atzeres apart in sukkah, lulav and nisuch hamayim, or two for Rabbi Yehuda.
• The Gemara asks that Shvi'i shel Pesach differs too, since only the first night's matzah is obligatory.
• The Gemara answers that Shvi'i shel Pesach differs only from the first night, not the first day.
• Ravina answers that Shemini Atzeres differs from the day before it, Shvi'i shel Pesach only from earlier days.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Shehecheyanu on Shemini Atzeres
2. 2:21Shvi'i shel Pesach connected to Yom Tov
3. 3:25Three differences of Shemini Atzeres
4. 7:03The question from achilas matzah
5. 10:00Different from the night, not the day
6. 12:36Ravina's answer
7. 14:50Questions from the room
8. 21:00Reading the Gemara again inside

Topics

• Shehecheyanu
• Shemini Atzeres
• Shvi'i Shel Pesach
• Nisuch HaMayim