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to her, and He opened her womb” (Genesis 30:22). From where is it derived that the key of the resurrection of the dead is maintained by God Himself? As it is written: “And you shall know that I am YHWH when I have opened your graves” (Ezekiel 37:13).
In the West, Eretz Yisrael, they say: The key of livelihood is also in God’s hand, as it is written: “You open Your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor” (Psalms 145:16). The Talmud asks: And what is the reason that R' Yoḥanan did not consider this key of livelihood in his list? The Talmu
§ The Mishnah taught that R' Eliezer says: One mentions rain from the first Festival day of the festival of Sukkot etc. A dilemma was raised before the rabbis: From where did R' Eliezer derive this halakha? He must have learned it from one of the two mitzvot of Sukkot that are linked to rain. Did h
The Talmud clarifies the significance of this dilemma: Did he derive this halakha from the lulav, in which case one would say: Just as the mitzva to take the lulav applies during the day and not at night, so too, the mention of rain begins during the day of the first Festival day of Sukkot. Or per
The Talmud seeks to resolve this dilemma: Come and hear a resolution, as R' Abbahu said that R' Eliezer derived this halakha from nothing other than the case of lulav. Some say that R' Abbahu learned this claim by way of a tradition, which was the source of R' Eliezer’s opinion; and some say that h