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Half-Human Walls

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We go on a bizarre halachic excursion through the sources on Sukkah building - specifically exploring the seemingly strange law: the walls of a sukkah can be made out of a person, as long as they don't know it. Knowing and not-knowing seem to be intrinsic to what a sukkah is all about... Listen to the podcast, and check out the full source-sheet here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/348191?editor=1 Read and listen to more here, or get in touch to share your thoughts: https://58thcentury.world Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rebjosh)

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