Chasidut for Eruvin 5:10
אלמא גבי סוכה נמי בהיכרא פליגי איפלוגי בתרתי למה לי
As to R'Nahman B'Isaac, [his explanation may be accepted as] satisfactory if he does not adopt the view of Rabbah; but if he does adopt the view of Rabbah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Suk. 2a.');"><sup>21</sup></span> who stated: 'It is written in Scripture: That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXIII, 43, emphasis on 'know'.');"><sup>22</sup></span> [if the roof of the booth is] not higher than<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'until'.');"><sup>23</sup></span>
Chovat HaTalmidim
We also stand to gain that even the lads that are not distancing themselves from us so much and are not turning into enemies - but rather only disregarding their divine service from laziness and neglect - will also be stimulated to redouble their service. As the Gemara says (Eruvin 3a), "A stew belonging to two people will be neither hot nor cold" - it is a law of the human psyche that when one has on whom to rely, he will be neglectful and depend on the other. And so too a lad - even if he does not resist - will be neglectful by thinking that his father or teacher will do everything for him. But when he understands that the obligation is upon him and that only he himself is the guide and educator, he will make efforts and not be neglectful.
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