Sukkah, Daf 7

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Lewis Warshauer looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 7. The Gemara continues the discussion of the required dimensions of the third wall of a sukkah, and raises the issue of a sukkah built in an alleyway. Among other considerations, is the validity of a sukkah built […]

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Lewis Warshauer looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 7.

The Gemara continues the discussion of the required dimensions of the third wall of a sukkah, and raises the issue of a sukkah built in an alleyway. Among other considerations, is the validity of a sukkah built in an alleyway or from upright boards surrounding a well. A further teaching relates the issue of the third wall of a sukkah to the required measure of a partition that demarcates public and private space, a consideration in the laws of Shabbat. The Gemara discusses the Mishnah’s mandate that the shade cast by a sukkah’s roofing be greater than the sunlight that comes through. After considering the validity of a sukkah built on a ship or wagon, the Gemara then considers the validity of a circular sukkah and whether a sukkah should be judged as valid based on whether it can accommodate twenty-four people– or, perhaps, twelve suffice.

The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.