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םי ִמ ָּ ׁשְּּג ּוי ְּהִי אּ ֶ ׁש ד ַע ךָּּכ לָּּכ ךֵּכ ַסְּל אֹובָּי א ָּּמ ֶ ׁש ,ן ֶהָּּב ךֵּכ ַסְּל רסֱאֶל ןיִגֲהֹונ ,הֶז ַה ן ַמְּזַּב
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ה ֶּמַּב ֹול ןי ֵא ֶ ׁש ֹוא ק ָּח ְּד ַה תַע ְּ ׁש ִב םֹוק ָּמ לָּּכמּו ִ 82 .תִיַּב ת ַרֵזְּּג הֶזָּּב ךָּּי ַ ׁש ְּו ּהָּכֹותְּל ןי ִד ְּרֹוי
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רָּב ָּד לָּכ ְּב ןי ִד ַה אּוהו ְּ 83 ,םי ִחָּפ ְּט הָּעָּּב ְּר ַא ןָּּב ְּח ָּר ֶ ׁש םי ִרָּסְּנ ִב ּו ּ ל ִפֲא ךֵּכ ַסְּל ר ָּּת ֻמ ,ךֵּכ ַסְּל
84 :ה ָּרֵזְּּג םּו ּ ׁש ִמ רּוס ָּא ָּה
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ד ַע ךָּּכ לָּּכ ַחיִנ ַהְּל ךי ִרָּצ ןֵכָּל ,ה ָּּמ ַח ַה ן ִמ ןֵג ֵּמ ֶ ׁש ם ֵ ׁש לַע ךָּכ ְּס א ָּר ְּקִנ ְּד ןָּויכ ֵּ ]חי[
ן ִמ הָּלּוספ , ְּּ ּ ה ָּתָּּ ל ִּצ ִמ הָּּב ֻר ְּמ ּה ָּת ָּּמ ַח הָּי ָּה םאו ִ ְּ 8 1 . ּה ָּת ָּּמ ַח ֵמ הָּּב ֻר ְּמ ּה ָּתָּּ ל ִצ הֶי ְּה ִת ֶ ׁש
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ּוּנ ֶּמ ִמ ּוא ָּרֵּי ֶ ׁש י ֵד ְּכ ל ַק ךּו ּכ ִּס ַה הֶי ְּהִי הָּּ ל ִח ְּתַכלּו ְּ 86 .ךָּכ ְּס ןאָּּכ ןי ֵא י ֵרֲה ֶ ׁש ,ה ָּרֹו ּת ַה
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ף ַא תִיַּב ןי ִמ ְּכ הָּּבֻע ְּמ ה ָּתְּי ָּה ם ִא םֹוק ָּמ לָּּכ ִמּו .הָּלְּיַּ לַּב םי ִא ְּרִנ ַה םיִלֹודְּּג ַה םי ִבָּכֹו ּכ ַה
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or below. Rashi understands that if the space the Bach writes that one should try to fulfill
between each piece of s’chach is in fact the this opinion as well. Accordingly, one should
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same size as the s'chach itself, it is not valid ensure that there is more s’chach than shade,
because the result will be more sunlight on both in the s’chach above, as well as the shade
the floor below. If however, one evaluates the produced on the ground below.
sunlight versus the shade cast onto the floor
of the succah, then it is in fact kosher if they 86. The mishna (Succah 2a) teaches that if
are equal, since there is clearly more s'chach the s’chach provides more sunlight than
than airspace above. Most rishonim (Rif, shade, it is not kosher. Rashi explains that
Rambam, Rosh, Ran) copy Rashi's explanation although there might be a significant amount
and the Shulchan Aruch codifies it as halacha. of s’chach, it is batul (nullified) in the whole
See, however, Tosfos, who understands that sum of the ‘roof’ of the succah. Although if
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‘equal down below’ refers to a person the majority of the succah provides more
standing on the ground of the succah looking shade than sun, the entire succah is kosher,
up, and the Baal ha’Itur who explains the even areas which have minimal s’chach
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words of the gemara in an opposite fashion, (provided there is no area measuring 3
that if it is equal above, it is kosher, but if the tefachim completely devoid of s’chach, as
sunlight versus the shade cast on the floor is below siman 19), nevertheless, the Rema rules
the same, it is an indication of more airspace like the Ran who writes that one may not sit in
above and therefore posul. See also Biur any area measuring 7 by 7 tefachim which has
Halacha who writes that the Baal ha’Itur is not more sunlight than shade, even though it is a
alone in his understanding of the reality and minority of a larger succah.

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