Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Sukkah 34:10

תנן נתן עליה נסר שהוא רחב ארבעה טפחים כשרה בשלמא לרב דאמר בין באמצע בין מן הצד בארבע אמות משום הכי כשרה אלא לשמואל דאמר באמצע בארבעה אמאי כשרה הכא במאי עסקינן מן הצד

We have learned: if he placed over it a plank four hand breadths wide, it is valid. It is well according to Rav who says that whether in the middle or at the sides [the invalid covering must be no less than] four cubits [to invalidate it]; for this reason it is [here] valid; but according to Shmuel who says that at the middle a width of four [handbreadths invalidates], why is it here valid? Here what are we dealing with? When [the plank was placed at] the side.

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