Where's the Roof? - Guided Learning - Part 2

Look at the photos from Neot Kedumim of a cone-shaped sukkah and a leaning sukkah.

A Cone-Shaped Sukkah: Photo from the Sukkot Exhibit, curtesy of Neot Kedumim Park

A Leaning Sukkah: Photo from the Sukkot Exhibit, curtesy of Neot Kedumim Park

The Mishnah often contains a disagreement among rabbis. In Mishnah Sukkah 1:11, who are the two groups or people disagreeing?

Usually, the law goes according to the majority, the rabbis.

  • Click on “English Explanation of Mishnah” in the commentary section and read the first two paragraphs.
  • In the case of the cone-shaped and leaning sukkot, whose opinion do we follow?
  • Why do you think these sukkot aren’t valid (kosher)?