3.2 - Sukkah Daf 04 A (Middle line)

Today’s learning sponsored byKACH MAGI’IMTHE BOOK THAT WILL TRAIN YOU TO LEARNT H EE N T I R ET O R A H“Making the Entire Torah Attainable for ALL”AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND HEBREWORDER YOURS ONLINE CLICK HERE OR CALL/TEXT 732-691-2907https://www.shopeichlers.com/products/within-reach/50012Sponsor a day's learning(thousands of minutes!) for only $72 click herehttps://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODUwOTU=A sukkah whose schach is higher than 20 amos and a platform that is at least 7 tefachim wide was built across the back wall (so the platform has three walls), the entire sukkah is kosher.SummaryThere is a halacha l’Moshe miSinai known as ‘Dofen Akumah’: If one makes a hole in middle of his ceiling and puts schach there, it is considered a kosher sukkah as long as we can [halachically] bend the walls towards the schach. If the walls are within 4 amos from the schach we say ‘dofen akumah’ and we bend the walls towards the schach. If the walls are further away, it is considered a sukkah without walls and is possul.We learned in 3.1 about a sukkah with a platform across the back wall (so the platform has three walls).If the platform was built on one side of the sukkah (so it only has two walls); if there is 4 amos between the platform and the third wall, the sukkah is possul, if there is less than 4 amos, we follow the principle of dofen akumah and it’s kosher.Challenge: This is the basic rule of dofen akumah, which is already taught by a mishna:If part of a house’s roof caved in and schach was placed there: if it is 4 amos away from the walls, it is possul. (If it is less than 4 amos, the sukkah is kosher. This mishna then teaches us the law of dofen akumah).Resolution: In our case the wall is not kosher (it’s more than 20 amos high) and we would think dofen akumah does not apply.If the platform was built in the center of the sukkah; if there is 4 amos between the platform and all the walls, the sukkah is possul, if there is less than 4 amos, we follow the principle of dofen akumah and it’s kosher.Challenge: We already learned the rule of dofen akumah?Resolution: We might think dofen akumah only works for one wall. Here we learn that it works for all four walls.If a sukkah is less than 10 tefachim high, and a ditch (of at least 7x7 tefachim ) is dug out in its center; if there is 3 tefachim between the ditch and the sukkah walls, the sukkah is possul, if there is less than 3 tefachim, we follow the principle of lavud and it’s kosher. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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