Sukkah 51b Part 1/5

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

The Gemara says whoever never saw the Beis HaMikdash that Hordos built never saw a magnificent building, and whoever never saw the great shul of Alexandria never saw the glory of Klal Yisrael. Yidden who went down to Mitzrayim after the Churban built that shul, and it held double the 600,000 who left Mitzrayim. A chazan's handkerchief told the crowd when to answer amen, and craftsmen sat by trade. Abaye says Alexander killed them all, and the Gemara gives the reason: they went back to Mitzrayim against the pasuk.

Key points

• The Rabbanan told Hordos not to coat the marble with gold, since it resembled ocean waves.
• The Alexandria shul had 71 golden chairs, matching the 71 members of the Sanhedrin.
• One suggestion: knowing where the chazon is up to makes an unheard amen a real amen.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Real simcha and Yerushalayim's glory
2. 0:45How Hordos built the Beis HaMikdash
3. 2:01The great shul of Alexandria
4. 6:01The bimah and the handkerchief
5. 6:54Answering amen without hearing the bracha
6. 8:20Seating by trade
7. 9:27Why Alexander killed them

Topics

• Beis HaMikdash
• Alexandria
• Answering Amen