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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 634
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Orach Chayim Siman 634 is a source-text unit from the Shulchan Arukh with 4 seifim. Its reading map separates the practical rule, its conditions and the points that need comparison with the surrounding text.
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<b>שלא תהיה פחות מן שבעה על שבעה. ובו ד סעיפים:</b><br>סוכה שאין בה שבעה על שבעה פסולה ולענין גודל אין לה שיעור למעלה:
A Sukkah Must Not Be Less Than 7 x 7, containing 4 Seifim: A sukkah that is not at least 7 x 7 is invalid. Regarding the maximum, there is not a measurement above.
אם היא עגולה צריך שיהא בה כדי לרבע שבעה על שבעה:
If it is circular, it must contain within 1/4 circle, a measure of 7 x 7.
יש בה ז' על ז' ונתן בה בגדים לנאותה וממעטים אותה משבעה על שבעה פסולה:
If the sukkah is 7 x 7 and one places fitting garments in it and it reduces the size below the minimum, it is invalid.
מי שהיה ראשו ורובו בסוכה ושולחנו חוץ לסוכה ואכל כאלו לא אכל בסוכה אפי' אם היא סוכה גדולה גזירה שמא ימשך אחר שלחנו:
One whos head and most of his body is inside the sukkah, and his table is outside the sukkah and he eats as if it he cannot eat in the sukkah - even if it is a large sukkah, there is a gezeirah (against this) on case he might be pulled after his table.
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