Responsa for Bava Batra 38:9
ותיפוק ליה דהוה ליה דבר שהוא מקבל טומאה וכל דבר שהוא מקבל טומאה אינו חוצץ בפני הטומאה שנילש במי פירות
Why a thin one? The same can be said even of a thick one? — The Rabbi gave an extreme instance. It goes without saying in the case of a thick cake that since it is fit for food the owner does not mentally ignore its existence, [and therefore it does not narrow the window space]; but with a thin one, since it soon becomes uneatable,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because it soon becomes mouldy through contact with the wall. ');"><sup>7</sup></span>
Explore responsa for Bava Batra 38:9. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.