[Avodah] Sukka must be kosher for sleeping?

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 09:32:38AM -0400, David Riceman wrote:
> Well, yes. "Ein simchah elah b'basar vayayin" means that meat and
> wine induce simchah....

Also the discussion of Yitzchaq needing mat'amim in order to give Esav
a prophetic berakhah.

However, I think they trigger further expression of simchah in someone
who has the basic feeling in the pile. Not make one happy with something
they aren't really happy with.

Aveilim could (not "may", physically "could") sit at a banquet befitting
a chasunah. It wouldn't make them happy.


BTW, related to this is the machloqes rishonim on how to define lo sachmod
-- can emotions be commanded? As well as the question of why Rambam's Hil'
Teshuvah speaks of the chiyuv as being "kesheyaaseh teshuvah veyashuv
meichet'o, chayyav lehisvaddos" (1:1). The chiyuv is vidui when performing
teshuvah -- not directly a command "thou shalt change your mind".

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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