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And even though he nullified them all, intending that for the duration of the Festival the halakhic status of these cushions and blankets is nothing more than that of dirt, it is not deemed a fit nullification because his intention is rendered irrelevant by the opinions of all other people. People
If one placed straw on the floor of his sukka in order to diminish its height, and verbally nullified it by saying that he will not use it for another purpose, it is a decrease of halakhic significance, as the halakhic status of adding straw is like that of adding dirt to the sukka floor and diminis
A case where one placed straw on the sukka floor and he does not intend to evacuate it from there, although he did not nullify it, and a case where one placed undesignated dirt that was not nullified, are the subject of a dispute between R' Yosei and the Rabbis with regard to whether the actions alo
By inference, if he explicitly nullified it, yes, it is nullified; if he did not nullify it, no, it is not nullified. And it is taught concerning this Mishnah in the Tosefta that R' Yosei says: If one placed straw on the sukka floor and he does not intend to evacuate it, its halakhic status is li
If a sukka was more than 20 cubits high, but the ends of the palm leaves [hutzin] fall within 20 cubits, then the following distinction applies: If the shade provided solely by the leaves within 20 cubits of the ground is greater than the sunlight in the sukka, it is fit. If not, it is unfit.