## Sukkah Daf 26b

###### Sukkah 26b:1
[Sukkah 26b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/26b:1)

וְאֵינוֹ אוֹחֵז בַּקְּצִיצָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יַעֲקֹב. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: יָשֵׁן אָדָם בִּתְפִילִּין שֵׁינַת עֲרַאי, אֲבָל לֹא שֵׁינַת קֶבַע. וְכַמָּה שֵׁינַת עֲרַאי — כְּדֵי הִילּוּךְ מֵאָה אַמָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**and does not grip the box** of the phylacteries, which he may not touch while impure. This is **the statement of Rabbi Ya’akov. And the Rabbis say: A person** may **take a brief nap with his phylacteries, but substantial sleep** is **not** permitted, and he will thereby avoid a seminal emission while donning phylacteries. **And how long is** the duration of **a brief nap?** It is **equivalent** to the time required for **walking one hundred cubits.**


###### Sukkah 26b:2
[Sukkah 26b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/26b:2)

אָמַר רַב: אָסוּר לָאָדָם לִישַׁן בַּיּוֹם יוֹתֵר מִשֵּׁינַת הַסּוּס. וְכַמָּה שֵׁינַת הַסּוּס — שִׁיתִּין נִשְׁמֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Apropos the duration of a brief nap, the Gemara cites that **Rav said: It is prohibited for a person to sleep during the day longer than** the duration of **the sleep of a horse.** One who sleeps for longer is derelict in the study of Torah. **And how long is** the duration of **the sleep of a horse?** It is **sixty breaths** long.


###### Sukkah 26b:3
[Sukkah 26b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/26b:3)

אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: שִׁנְתֵּיהּ דְּמָר כִּדְרַב, וּדְרַב כִּדְרַבִּי, וּדְרַבִּי כִּדְדָוִד, וּדְדָוִד כִּדְסוּסְיָא, וּדְסוּסְיָא שִׁיתִּין נִשְׁמֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye said: The sleep of** the **Master,** Rabba, is **like that of Rav, and that of Rav** is **like** the sleep **of Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi. **And that of Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi is **like that of** King **David, and that of** King **David** is **like that of a horse. And that of a horse is sixty breaths.**


###### Sukkah 26b:4
[Sukkah 26b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/26b:4)

אַבָּיֵי הֲוָה נָיֵים כְּדִמְעַיֵּיל מִפּוּמְבְּדִיתָא לְבֵי כוּבֵּי. קָרֵי עֲלֵיהּ רַב יוֹסֵף: ״עַד מָתַי עָצֵל תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶךָ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: **Abaye would sleep** during the day **for** a period **equivalent** to the time it takes to **enter from Pumbedita to Bei Kuvei. Rav Yosef read** the following verse as **pertaining to** Abaye: **“How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?”** (Proverbs 6:9). Rav Yosef considered this dereliction in the study of Torah.


###### Sukkah 26b:5
[Sukkah 26b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/26b:5)

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: הַנִּכְנָס לִישַׁן בַּיּוֹם, רָצָה — חוֹלֵץ, רָצָה — מַנִּיחַ. בַּלַּיְלָה — חוֹלֵץ וְאֵינוֹ מַנִּיחַ, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי נָתָן. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: הַיְּלָדִים, לְעוֹלָם חוֹלְצִין וְאֵינָן מַנִּיחִין, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁרְגִילִין בְּטוּמְאָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: With regard to **one who enters** his bed **to sleep during the day, if he wishes, he** may **remove** his phylacteries, and **if he wishes, he** may **leave** them in place. One who enters to sleep **at night removes** his phylacteries **and** may **not leave** them in place. This is **the statement of Rabbi Natan. Rabbi Yosei says: The young** men must **always remove** them **and not leave** them in place while sleeping **because they are accustomed to impurity,** as they are more likely to experience a seminal emission.


###### Sukkah 26b:6
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לֵימָא קָסָבַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּעַל קֶרִי אָסוּר לְהַנִּיחַ תְּפִילִּין? אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: בִּילָדִים וּנְשׁוֹתֵיהֶן עִמָּהֶן עָסְקִינַן, שֶׁמָּא יָבוֹאוּ לִידֵי הֶרְגֵּל דָּבָר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Let us say that Rabbi Yosei holds** that **it is prohibited** for **one who experienced a seminal emission to don phylacteries. Abaye said:** This is not so; rather, **we are dealing with young** men whose **wives are with them,** and the concern is **lest they** overlook the fact that they are donning phylacteries and inadvertently **come to engage in matters** to which they are **accustomed,** i.e., relations with their wives, which is certainly demeaning to the phylacteries.


###### Sukkah 26b:7
[Sukkah 26b:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/26b:7)

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: שָׁכַח וְשִׁמֵּשׁ מִטָּתוֹ בִּתְפִילִּין — אֵינוֹ אוֹחֵז לֹא בָּרְצוּעָה וְלֹא בַּקְּצִיצָה עַד שֶׁיִּטּוֹל יָדָיו וְיִטְּלֵם, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַיָּדַיִם עַסְקָנִיּוֹת הֵן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: If **one forgot** that he was donning phylacteries **and engaged in relations with his phylacteries** in place, **he** may **grip neither the strap nor the box until he washes his hands, and** only then may he **remove** the phylacteries. This is **because the hands are active** and tend to inadvertently touch parts of the body that are unclean.


###### Sukkah 26b:8
[Sukkah 26b:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/26b:8)

**מַתְנִי׳** מַעֲשֶׂה וְהֵבִיאוּ לוֹ לְרַבָּן יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי לִטְעוֹם אֶת הַתַּבְשִׁיל, וּלְרַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל שְׁנֵי כּוֹתָבוֹת וּדְלִי שֶׁל מַיִם. וְאָמְרוּ: הַעֲלוּם לַסּוּכָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** Apropos eating in the *sukka*, which is discussed in the previous mishna, this mishna relates: **An incident** occurred where **they brought a cooked dish to Rabban Yoḥanan ben Zakkai** for him **to taste, and to Rabban Gamliel** they brought **two dates and a bucket of water. And they** each **said: Take them up to the *sukka*** and we will eat them there.


###### Sukkah 26b:9
[Sukkah 26b:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/26b:9)

וּכְשֶׁנָּתְנוּ לוֹ לְרַבִּי צָדוֹק אוֹכֶל פָּחוֹת מִכְּבֵיצָה, נְטָלוֹ בַּמַּפָּה, וַאֲכָלוֹ חוּץ לַסּוּכָּה, וְלֹא בֵּירַךְ אַחֲרָיו.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
In contrast, the mishna relates: **And when they gave Rabbi Tzadok less than an egg-bulk of food, he took** the food **in a cloth** for cleanliness; he did not wash his hands because in his opinion, one is not required to wash his hands before eating less than an egg-bulk. **And he ate it outside the *sukka* and did not recite a blessing after** eating **it.** He holds that one is not required to recite a blessing after eating less than an egg-bulk, as it is not satisfying, and it is written: “And you shall eat and be satisfied and bless the Lord your God” (Deuteronomy 8:10). The Gemara will explain the halakhic rationale for each of these actions described.


###### Sukkah 26b:10
[Sukkah 26b:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/26b:10)

**גְּמָ׳** מַעֲשֶׂה לִסְתּוֹר?! חַסּוֹרֵי מְחַסְּרָא וְהָכִי קָתָנֵי: אִם בָּא לְהַחְמִיר עַל עַצְמוֹ — מַחְמִיר, וְלֵית בֵּיהּ מִשּׁוּם יוּהֲרָא. וּמַעֲשֶׂה נָמֵי וְהֵבִיאוּ לוֹ לְרַבָּן יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי לִטְעוֹם אֶת הַתַּבְשִׁיל, וּלְרַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל שְׁתֵּי כוֹתָבוֹת וּדְלִי שֶׁל מַיִם,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The Gemara wonders: Is the mishna citing **an incident to contradict** the *halakha* cited in the previous mishna that one may eat or drink in the context of a casual meal outside the *sukka*? The incident involving Rabban Yoḥanan ben Zakkai and Rabban Gamliel indicates that one may eat nothing outside the *sukka*. The Gemara answers: The mishna is **incomplete,** as it is lacking a significant element, **and it teaches the following: If one seeks to impose a stringency upon himself** and eat nothing outside the *sukka*, **he** may **be stringent, and there is no** element of **presumptuousness** in adopting that stringency. **And** there was **also an incident** supporting that ruling: **They brought a cooked dish to Rabban Yoḥanan ben Zakkai** for him **to taste, and to Rabban Gamliel** they brought **two dates and a bucket of water,**