Sukkah Size Matters: The Talmud on decreasing the sukkah’s height
A collection of Talmudic strategies in shrinking a holiday hut’s height so it’ll be kosher. We'll be delving into differing materials, some useful and some not, insofar as solving our sukkah size challenges. See why full understanding of our holiday topic can only be attained by cross referencing the laws that govern ritual impurity uniquely contracted by contact with human remains!
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| Topics: | Sukkot, Sukkah, Sukkah, Talmud |
Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the Spiritual Leader and Executive Director of Chabad Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, serving one of Canada’s most dynamic Jewish communities. He also serves as Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service. He is an active member of Toronto’s Vaad HaRabbanim (Council of Orthodox Rabbis), and a voting member of the COR Kashruth Council of Canada’s executive rabbinical board. Rabbi Kaplan is featured regularly on many local television and radio shows. He is a sought after speaker, with hundreds of lectures on Chabad.org. He and his wife, Faygie, are blessed with eight children. Artistically endowed, the rabbi enjoys drawing, sketching and creating charcoal portraits.
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