10.6 - Sukkah Daf 12 B (3 lines Dn)

Today’s learning sponsored In honor of my dear wife who takes care of the kids so that I can learn and review the kevius! - with appreciation, Y.Z. Sponsor a day's learning (thousands of minutes!) for only $72 click here https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODUwOTU Schach may not be made of something that is mekabel tumah. Summary ‘Simple wooden utensils’ are not mekabel tumah. If the utensils have a beis kibul - a receptacle - then they are mekabel tumah. A wooden arrow is made up of two ‘simple wooden utensils’, the male part - the arrow head, and the female part, the shaft which has a receptacle for inserting the arrow head. Rabbi Yehuda amar Rav: If one used ‘male arrows’ as schach, the sukkah is kosher. If he used ‘female arrows’, it is possul. Question: Isn’t the law that male arrows are kosher, obvious? Answer: The law teaches that we’re not concerned that one might confuse male and female arrows. Question: Isn’t the law that female arrows are possul, obvious? Answer: One might think that since these receptacles are meant to be filled, they’re not considered ‘beis kibul’. (There’s a machlokess elsewhere about this). Flax stalks are soaked, then pounded then combed to make linen. Rabbah bar bar Chana quoting Rabbi Yochanan: Schach from balls of untwisted linen threads (anitzei) is possul (although it is not yet completed linen, since it is mekabel tumah in a case of a nega, it is considered a mekabel tumah and is possul). Schach of flax stalks (hutznei) is kosher. I’m not sure about schach of flax ‘hushnei’ though. In fact, I’m not even sure what hushnei is, whether it’s soaked and pounded or only soaked. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate