Sukkah 53a Part 7/7

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why are there fifteen Shir HaMaalos that Dovid HaMelech put into Tehillim? The Gemara tells that when Dovid dug the shitin, the deep waters rose to flood the world, and Dovid threw a sherd bearing Hashem's name into them. When the water sank too far, the fifteen songs raised it back up. The Mishnah then follows the Kohanim on the steps and ends with our fathers turning their backs to the Heichal.

Key points

• Dovid's rebbe permits erasing Hashem's name by kal vachomer from the parsha making peace between husband and wife.
• An Amora living long after the Churban asks whether the tenth step counts from top or bottom.
• The Gemara allows repeating a word to Hashem when each use has its own context.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Dovid digs the shitin
2. 2:58Kal vachomer from shalom bayis
3. 5:03Shir HaMaalos raise the water
4. 7:33Chazara plans for Rosh Chodesh Sivan
5. 8:30Kohanim and the fifteen steps
6. 9:39The tenth step question
7. 12:48Our fathers' backs to the Heichal
8. 16:23Repeating a word to Hashem

Topics

• Shir HaMaalos
• Shitin
• Erasing Hashem's Name