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“You shall reside,” “you shall reside,” by means of a verbal analogy. It is stated here, with regard to sukka: “You shall reside in sukkot 7 days” (Leviticus 23:42), and it is stated with regard to the inauguration of the Tabernacle: “And at the door of the Tent of Meeting you shall reside day and
§ The Mishnah continues: The altar is encircled with the willow branch for 7 days. How so? If the 7th day of performing the mitzva of the willow branch occurs on Shabbat, since on that day the mitzva of the willow branch is a mitzva by Torah law, it overrides Shabbat and the mitzva of the willow bra
The Talmud answers: One is prohibited from taking the lulav on Shabbat by rabbinic decree due to the concern expressed by Rabba (42b) lest he take the lulav in his hand and go to an expert to learn how to wave the lulav and thereby carry it in the public domain. The Talmud objects: If so, with rega
The Talmud objects: If so, i.e., because the willow branch is supplied by agents of the court there is no concern that Shabbat will be desecrated, let the mitzva of the willow branch override Shabbat on every day of the Festival as well. The Talmud answers: In that case people would come to raise
The Talmud asks: And let the mitzva of the willow branch override Shabbat on one of these other days of Sukkot; why specifically the 7th day? The Talmud answers: Once you moved it from the first day, establish it on the 7th day, which is also a unique day of Sukkot, and not on one of the other inter