3.6 - Sukkah Daf 04 B (3 lines Up)

Today’s learning sponsored bySponsor a day's learning (thousands of minutes!) for only $72 click herehttps://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODUwOTUSummaryThe aron habris was 9 tefachim high with a tefach lid; in all it was ten tefachim high. It’s written “I will meet with you there and speak with you from over the lid”. We learn that the shechina is above 10 tefachim.Beraisa:Rabbi Yosi: The Shechina never came down below; Moshe and Eliyahu never ascended on high (it means; as high as they went, the shechina remained higher), as it states “The heavens are for Hashem and he gave the Earth to man”.There is a discussion in the gemara later whether the word “sukkos” in the Torah refers to sukkos or to the ananei kavod but everyone agrees that our sukkos commemorate the ananei kavod as well. The ananei hakavod represented the shechina which is above 10 tefachim, so sukkos must also be more than 10 tefachim.Challenge: Isn’t it written “Hashem came down upon Har Sinai”?Resolution: It means above 10 tefachim.Challenge: Isn’t it written “His feet [the shechina] will stand that day on Har Hazeisim”?Resolution: It means above 10 tefachim.Challenge: Isn’t it written “Moshe ascended to Elokim”?Resolution: He remained 10 tefachim below the shechina.Challenge: Isn’t it written “Eliyahu went up to the heavens”?Resolution: He remained 10 tefachim below the shechina.Challenge: The possuk states “Me’acheiz” and “Parsheiz”. Rabbi Tanchum explains “Sh-dai spread the brilliance of his shechina and his cloud over Moshe”.Resolution: He remained 10 tefachim below the shechina.Challenge: The word “Me’acheiz” means that he “grasped” the kisei hakavod?Resolution: The kisei was lowered below 10 tefachim but it was still higher.Question: The aron was 9 tefachim; this is stated by the possuk “Its height: an amah (6 tefachim) and a half”. But where do we learn that the lid was a tefach?Answer: Beraisa: Rabbi Chanina: The Torah provides measurements for all Mishkan objects except for the thickness of the lid, so we learn it from the smallest measurement given for anything in the mishkan; the height of the misgeres; one tefach.Challenge: Why learn from the misgeres? Learn from one of the keilim?!Resolution: “If you take hold of too much, you may be left with nothing. If you take hold of the least, you’re left with it.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate