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The Talmud explains why each of the rabbis cited his own source and did not accept the sources cited by the others. All of them, R' Zeira and Rava, did not say that the fact that a sukka more than 20 cubits high is unfit is derived from the verse: “So that your future generations will know that I c
Similarly, they, Rabba and Rava, also did not say that it is derived from the verse: “And there shall be a sukka for shade in the daytime from the heat” (Isaiah 4:6), as did R' Zeira, because in their opinion it is with regard to the messianic era that this verse is written. It means that God wil
The Talmud asks: And R' Zeira, how would he respond to this objection? The Talmud answers that R' Zeira could say: If it is so that the verse is merely a metaphor, let the verse say: And there shall be a canopy for shade in the daytime from the heat, which is the term used in the previous verse. A
They, Rabba and R' Zeira, also did not say that it is derived from the verse: “In sukkot shall you reside 7 days” (Leviticus 23:42), as did Rava, due to the difficulty raised by Abaye with regard to a sukka with steel partitions. Since there is a weakness in each of the sources, it is understandabl
§ The Talmud asks: In accordance with whose opinion is that which R' Yoshiya said that Rav said: The dispute between R' Yehuda and the Rabbis with regard to the fitness of a sukka more than 20 cubits high is specifically in a case where the walls of the sukka do not reach up to the roofing; however