{"id":10673,"date":"2007-03-29T23:36:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-29T23:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/life\/other\/masechet_hagigah_intro\/"},"modified":"2015-10-25T14:39:33","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T19:39:33","slug":"masechet_hagigah_intro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/torah\/masechet_hagigah_intro\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Masechet Chagigah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Coming Week&#8217;s Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published in the Hebrew version of the Steinsaltz Edition of the Talmud.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This month\u2019s Steinsaltz Daf Yomi is sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Alan Harris, the Lewy Family Foundation, and Marilyn and Edward Kaplan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#masechet\">Masechet<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=35&amp;letter=S&amp;search=sacrifice#182\">Chagigah<\/a><\/em> deals with the laws that are connected with the Biblical commandment to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem on the three holidays of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/np.htm#pesach\">Pesach<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/s.htm#shavuot\">Shavuot<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/s.htm#sukkot\">Sukkot<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0Two main topics are dealt with \u2013 the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#mitzvah\">mitzvah<\/a><\/em> to bring sacrifices when visiting the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#beithamikdash\">mikdash<\/a><\/em>, and the rules and regulations of ritual purity, and specifically their application to the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/torah.htm\">Torah<\/a>\u2019s commandment to every Jewish man to joyously visit the Temple three times a year has both a general focus and a specific one. To the general focus of the pilgrimage itself (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/s.htm#shemot\">Shemot<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt0223.htm#17\">23:17<\/a>) the Torah adds a specific one \u2013 to be sure and not come empty-handed (see <em>ibid<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt0223.htm#15\">15<\/a>). This is clearly interpreted by the Torah (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#devarim\">Devarim<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt0512.htm\">chapter 12<\/a>) to require the pilgrim to bring sacrifices over-and-above the communal <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korbanot\">korbanot<\/a><\/em> required on the holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Torah does not specifically list the types of sacrifices that need to be brought, the Sages have a tradition that three types of <em>korbanot<\/em> are required:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Olat re&#8217;iyah<\/em> \u2013 the <em>olah<\/em> sacrifice that the pilgrim is obligated to bring<\/li>\n<li><em>Shalmei Chagigah<\/em> \u2013 <em>shelamim<\/em> sacrifices that are required in honor of the holiday<br \/>\n<em>Shalmei simha<\/em> \u2013 other <em>shelamim<\/em> that are not specifically required, but are brought if there is a need for more meat to enhance the holiday meals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are a series of questions that arise from the obligation to bring holiday sacrifices. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must these sacrifices be brought on <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yom_tov\">Yom Tov<\/a><\/em> or can they be brought on <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chol_Hamoed\">Chol HaMoed<\/a>?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>If they are brought on <em>Yom Tov<\/em>, do the restrictions on activities on the holiday limit things that can with the <em>korbanot<\/em>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The second issue that is dealt with in this <em>Masechet<\/em> is <em>tumah v\u2019taharah<\/em> \u2013 ritual purity. Generally speaking, a person need not be concerned with these laws unless he is visiting the Temple or eating (or coming into contact with) <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terumah\">terumah<\/a><\/em> or <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aishdas.org\/webshas\/taharah\/kodashim.htm\">kodashim<\/a><\/em>. Nevertheless, during Temple times, there were groups of people who made sure that they only ate <em>al taharat ha-kodesh<\/em> \u2013 in a state of holiness similar to that required in the <em>mikdash<\/em>. There also were people who were not careful about these laws at all, and the Sages ruled that such people should always be treated as though they were <em>tameh<\/em> \u2013 in a state of impurity. Keeping a separation between these groups, however, was not possible on the holidays in the Temple when all Jews would be <em>oleh la-regel<\/em> together.<\/p>\n<p>Two solutions for this problem were found. On the one hand, the Sages instituted a series of restrictive regulations limiting the possibility of any type of Biblical <em>tumah<\/em> from entering the precincts of the Temple. On the other hand, the <em>amei ha-aretz<\/em> themselves, who were not concerned with these laws on a daily basis, had a tremendous sense of awe and respect for the <em>mikdash<\/em> and were doubly careful regarding the laws as they applied there. Thus, the Sages ruled that during the holiday period all Jews were considered trustworthy with regard to these laws.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>In addition to his monumental translation and commentary on the Talmud, Rabbi Steinsaltz has authored dozens of books and hundreds of articles on a variety of topics, both Jewish and secular. For more information about Rabbi Steinsaltz&#8217;s groundbreaking work in Jewish education, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/wp-admin\/www.steinsaltz.org\">www.steinsaltz.org<\/a> or contact the Aleph Society at 212-840-1166.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Coming Week&#8217;s Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published in the Hebrew version of the Steinsaltz Edition of the Talmud. 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