Tractate in Seder Moed. Discusses the laws of building Tabernacles and of the four species.
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Why does Rav Huna state in Sukkah 2b that the dispute between the Tanna Kamma and Rebbi Yehuda is at exactly 4×4 amos, rather than 4×4 amos and less?
In regards to the argument between the Tanna Kamma and Rebbi Yehuda in Masechta Sukkah, Mishnah 2a regarding the 20 amos height limitation of a Sukkah, Rav Huna's dictum in the name of Rav is stated on Sukkah 2b as being an argument that is only at…
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Why is there no transition from Rebbi Yehuda’s Baraisa of Queen Helene’s sukkah to Rav Shmuel bar Yitzchak stating the halacha of minimum size sukkah?
Is the seemingly abrupt transition from the Baraisa of Queen Helene’s Sukkah to Rav Shmuel bar Yitzchak stating the halacha for a minimum size sukkah on Sukkah 3a indicating separate topics or are they related?
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What is Rebbi Yehuda קבע requirement without which a sukkah would be invalid?
The Mishnah of Sukkah 2a states: סוכה שהיא גבוהה למעלה מעשרים אמה — פסולה. ורבי יהודה מכשיר, indicating that Rebbi Yehuda validates a sukkah above 20 amos because he holds that a sukkah is a דירת קבע.
However, he can also be proven to permit a…
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What is the definition of a דירת עראי?
The Mishnah in Gemara Sukkah 2a states: סוכה שהיא גבוהה למעלה מעשרים אמה פסולה. Rava states that the explanation of the 20 amos height limitation of the Mishnah finds its restriction in the fact that a Sukkah must be a דירת עראי. Is a דירת עראי…
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