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that one may not roof, due to the decree of the storehouse issued by the rabbis; but by Torah law, it seems well to do so. There, in the Mishnah pertaining to the stack of grain, where it teaches: It is not a sukka, it means that not only by rabbinic decree, but even after the fact, by Torah law a
§ Rav Yehuda said that Rav said: If one roofed a sukka with convex arrow shafts, which are made of wood with a protrusion on the end that is fitted into the socket of the metal arrowhead, the sukka is fit. These shafts are flat wooden utensils, which are not susceptible to ritual impurity. Therefo
The Talmud asks: The fact that if one roofed a sukka with convex arrow shafts, the sukka is fit is obvious. It is no different from roofing with straight, smooth reeds. The Talmud answers: Stating this halakha is necessary. Lest you say: Let us issue a decree and prohibit roofing with convex shafts
The Master said: If one roofed a sukka with concave arrows, the sukka is unfit. The Talmud asks: This is obvious. All wooden receptacles are susceptible to ritual impurity. The Talmud answers: Stating this halakha is necessary. Lest you say: A receptacle that is designated to be permanently fille
§ Rabba bar bar Ḥana said that R' Yoḥanan said: If one roofed a sukka with bundles of combed flax, the sukka is unfit, as flax at that stage of processing is the raw material from which threads are spun, and it is susceptible to ritual impurity. If one roofed a sukka with stalks of flax, the suk