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מחזיק, מלא — אינו מחזיק. אבל מדת הקדוש ברוך הוא: מלא — מחזיק, ריקן — אינו מחזיק, שנאמר: ״והיה אם שמוע תשמע וגו׳״. ״אם שמוע״ — ״תשמע״. ואם לאו — לא תשמע. דבר אחר: ״אם שמוע״ — בישן, ״תשמע״ — בחדש. ״ואם יפנה לבבך״ — שוב לא תשמע.
holds that which is placed within it, while a full vessel does not hold it. However, the attribute of God is: If God adds to someone who is a full vessel in terms of knowledge or good attributes, he holds it; a person who is an empty vessel will not hold it. This is alluded to by the verse where it is stated: “And it should come to pass, if you will hearken diligently [shamoa tishma] to the voice of YHWH your God, to observe to do all his commandments” (Deuteronomy 28:1). This verse is interpreted homiletically: If you hearken [shamoa] in the present, you will hearken [tishma] in the future as well; and if not, you will not hearken. Alternatively: If you hearkened to the old, i.e., if you review what you already learned, you will hearken to the new as well. “But if your heart turns away” (Deuteronomy 30:17), you will no longer be able to hearken.
מיד תינוקות וכו׳. אמר רבי יוחנן: אתרוג בשביעי — אסור, בשמיני — מותר. סוכה — אפילו בשמיני, אסורה. וריש לקיש אמר: אתרוג — אפילו בשביעי נמי מותר.
§ The Mishnah continues: Immediately after fulfilling the mitzva of taking the 4 species on the 7th day of Sukkot, children remove their lulavim from the binding and eat their etrogim in an expression of extreme joy. R' Yoḥanan said: It is prohibited to derive benefit from the etrog on the 7th day of the festival of Sukkot; however, on the 8th day it is permitted. It is prohibited to derive benefit from the sukka even on the 8th day. And Reish Lakish said: It is permitted to derive benefit from the etrog even on the 7th day, once the mitzva has been fulfilled.