Sukkah

‘Moses!1 Do you speak aright? The fact is that both here and there,2 it3 is the conclusion of the clause and the pause does not matter’.)4 Raba ruled, One should not say,5 ‘May His great Name’ and then [pause and] say, ‘be blessed’ but ‘May His great Name be blessed’ all together. R. Safra said to him, ‘Moses!1 Do you speak aright? The fact is that both here and there6 it7 is the conclusion of the clause and the pause does not matter’. WHERE THE CUSTOM OBTAINS TO REPEAT. It was taught, Rabbi used to repeat [certain] words in it;8 R. Eleazar b. Perata used to augment [certain] words in it.9 What is meant by ‘augment’? — Abaye explained, He augmented the doubling beginning with ‘I will give thanks unto Thee’10 to the end of the Psalm.11 [WHERE THE CUSTOM OBTAINS] TO RECITE THE BENEDICTION, HE SHOULD RECITE THE BENEDICTION. Abaye explained, This was taught only with regard to the concluding benediction,12 but with regard to the preceding benediction,12 it is a positive commandment to say it, for Rab Judah citing Samuel ruled, With all commandments the benediction is to be recited ‘ober [prior] to their performance. And whence do we know that the word ‘ober means prior? — R.13 Nahman b. Isaac replied, Since it is written, Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain and he overran14 the Cushite.15 Abaye said the inference is from the following verse. And he himself passed over16 before them.17 And if you wish, you may infer from the verse, And their king is passed18 on before them, and the Lord at the head of them.19 MISHNAH. IF A MAN PURCHASE A LULAB20 FROM HIS FELLOW21 IN THE SABBATICAL YEAR THE LATTER SHOULD GIVE HIM THE ETHROG AS A GIFT, SINCE ONE IS NOT PERMITTED TO PURCHASE IT IN THE SABBATICAl YEAR.22 GEMARA. What is the position if the other23 is unwilling to give him it24 as a gift? — R. Huna replied, He should include25 the price of the ethrog in that of the palm-branch.26 But why should he not pay him directly?27 — Because one must not hand over money for fruit of the Sabbatical Year to an ‘am ha-arez.28 For it has been taught, A man must not hand over money to an ‘am ha-arez for fruit of the Sabbatical Year29 more than is sufficient for three meals,30 but if he handed [him] over [more]31 he should say, ‘This money32 shall be exchanged33 for [the ordinary] fruit which I have in my house’34 v. n. 16.] the case of the Kaddish and ‘there’ in that of Ps. CXVIII, 26. V. Maharam. the Four Species is a fruit. V. Lev. XXV, 1-7. The Gemara (infra 39b) discusses the palm-branch. consumed in the Sabbatical Year. But an ‘am ha-arez is suspected to trade with the money or hoard it for another year. also permitted for any other day of the week.