Sukkah, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 4

Sukkah, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 4   Introduction In yesterday’s section R. Meir stated that something that has "the breath of life" in it cannot be used for certain halakhic uses (see yesterday’s section) including as a wall for a sukkah. In...

Sukkah, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 3

Sukkah, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 3   Introduction Today’s section begins a relatively long and complex discussion about building a sukkah on the back of an animal.   או על גבי גמל...

Sukkah, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 2

Sukkah, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 2   Introduction Today’s section continues to deal with the dispute between R. Gamaliel and R. Akiva about whether one can build a sukkah on a ship. Abaye limits this dispute to a situation in which the wind is of a certain...

Sukkah, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 1

Sukkah, Daf Kaf Gimmel, Part 1   Introduction Today’s section begins to deal with the mishnah found at the end of yesterday’s daf which allowed one to build a sukkah on a ship or on a wagon.   גמרא. מני...

Sukkah, Daf Kaf Bet, Part 6

Sukkah, Daf Kaf Bet, Part 6   Introduction The first part of today’s section contains a baraita related to the last part of the Mishnah. The second part is another mishnah, which will be commented upon and explained on subsequent pages.  ...