[Avodah] Sukkah on Shabbos

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

> I think the discussion going on presumes the latter (I know I did),
> that although the reason is articulated by Rabba, it's Rabba's shitah
> that this is the sevara that actually caused it.
> -Micha

Actually Rabbah [iirc]says it only once

The gmara applies it to several situations
To answer the question why? In fact Micha, you quoted Rava as doing
this once! IE using Rabbah's s'vara


Point? We are reconstructing and spinning this gmara. The Gmara is
offering A rationale, we are presuming it is THE rationale!

We also know that certain g'zerios are sui generis (akuros) and you
really cannot extrapolate one to the other. [EG See artscroll's book on
chol hamoed]

AFAIK, re: shofar, megillah, and lulav, the issur on Shabbos is explicit
or implicit [Megillah] in the Mishnah. Rabbah's svara is brought
to bear. It may or may not be the actual impetus for the original
g'zeiros. And it might be the reason for one, and simply extrapolated
to the others. Because the Gmara says [iirc] Kiderabbah - which means
Rabbah himslef applied it ony one place.

Gutn Moed
RRW
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