Commentary for Eruvin 5:13

מאן דאמר פסקי דארזא כ"ש קיני מ"ד קיני אבל פסקי דארזא לא

For if we had been informed [of their dispute] in respect of sukkah only, it might have been assumed that only in this case does R'Judah maintain his view, [because a sukkah], since it is made for the purpose of sitting in, the eye would well observe<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Supra n. 4.');">²⁹</span> [the roof], but [that in the case of] an alley, since it is used for walking<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is not usual to sit down in an open alley and in passing one would not see a beam lying too high.');">³⁰</span> he agrees with the Rabbis.

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