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Chayei Adam - K’lal 146 - Laws of the Succah

]49 [ One who sits in a succah, but his table is inside the house, is considered
like eating outside of the succah by rabbinic enactment, for they [forbade this]
less he be drawn after his table. 222 However, if some of his table is inside the
succah, even if only one tefach, he fulfills his obligation, even if the [rest of the]
table is in the house, because a table of one tefach is sufficient. 223

םדו רשב

222. The mishna (Succah 28a) teaches that where Beis Shamai requires the succah to hold
Beis Shamai forbids one to eat while sitting in a table measuring at least a tefach and Beis
the succah if his table is inside the adjacent Hillel does not. There, from the gemara it is
house, and Beis Hillel permits it. Elsewhere clear that the halacha follows Beis Shamai and
(Succah 3a) the gemara explains that while a succah must be able to hold a small table as
their argument centers around whether or not well. However, the rishonim disagree
we are concerned about him being drawn regarding the case of a larger succah where
after his table, which would result in eating his table is inside: The Rif and Rambam
outside of the succah, they also disagree understand the gemara’s ruling to apply
about the minimum dimensions of a succah, equally to both cases, and the halacha follows

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