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Sukah 2
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SUKAH 2 - This Daf has been dedicated in honor of the Perlowitz family of
Brooklyn, NY and the Fass family of Edison, NJ on the recent marriage of
their children Avi and Becky, by Ben Sugerman (Boca Raton, FL)
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1) [line 6] MAVOY
(a) A *Mavoy* is an alleyway which is enclosed on three sides, through which
the people of the surrounding courtyards must pass in order to go out to the
street (Reshus ha'Rabim). Although mid'Oraisa such a Mavoy is a Reshus
ha'Yachid, nevertheless, the Chachamim prohibited carrying objects in a
Mavoy a distance of four Amos or more. This decree was enacted because of
its similarity to a Reshus ha'Rabim, since many families make use of a
single Mavoy. (The source of the word Mavoy is the word Mevo ha'Ir (Shoftim
1:24), meaning the *entrance* to the city.)
(b) Carrying in a Mavoy is permitted if a *Lechi* is placed vertically
against one of the walls at the entrance to the Mavoy. A Lechi is a pole,
plank, or similar object that is at least ten Tefachim high. It serves as a
Mechitzah (a fourth wall) or as a Heker (reminder) to signal the border of
Reshus ha'Rabim and Reshus ha'Yachid so that people do not transfer objects
from the Mavoy to the adjacent Reshus ha'Rabim (Eruvin 5a, 15a).
(c) Another method to permit carrying in a Mavoy is with a *Korah* (a beam,
one Tefach wide). The Korah is placed horizontally across the top of the
entrance to the Mavoy. It, too, serves as a Mechitzah (a fourth wall) or as
a Heker (reminder) to signal the border of Reshus ha'Rabim and Reshus
ha'Yachid so that people do not transfer objects from the Mavoy to the
adjacent Reshus ha'Rabim (see Insights to Eruvin 2a, and Graphic #1).
(d) The Lechi and Korah must be used in conjunction with a *Shituf* (see
Background to Sukah 3:7) to permit carrying within the Mavoy.
3) [line 9] TAKANTA - rectification
4) [line 18] D'LO SHALTA BAH EINA - since it (the Sechach) is not seen by
the average observer
5) [line 22] ME'CHOREV - from heat
6) [line 23] ASHTEROS KARNAYIM - ancient twin cities, some 22 miles east of
the Sea of Galilee, on what is now the Golan heights, mentioned in Bereishis
14:5. They were situated on two high mountains, and the sun did not shine in
the valley between them.
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7) [line 17] REVICHA - it is spacious
8) [line 24] MASHCHA - the length of the Sukah
9) [line 26] HECHSHER SUKAH - the minimum area required for a Sukah
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