Commentary for Sukkah 25:12

והתניא ר' יוסי אומר אזוב תחילתו שנים ושיריו אחד פסול ואינו כשר עד שיהא תחילתו שלשה ושיריו שנים איפוך לר' יוסי שלשה לעכב לרבנן שלשה למצוה

But has it not been taught: R. Yose says: If at the outset a bunch of hyssop has only two stalks or if its remnants consist of one, it is invalid, since a bunch is not valid unless at the outset it contains three and its remnants are no less than two? Reverse [the assumption]: According to R. Yose three are indispensable, according to the rabbis three are required only for the proper observance of the commandment.

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