[Avodah] is it kosher?

[Zev Sero via Avodah]

On 10/02/2015 02:32 AM, Micha Berger via Avodah wrote:
> The most obvious question would be whether it's 7 x 7 tefachim, and 10
> tefachim high. (22-1/2 x 22-1/2 in, and 23 in high or so as a smaller
> but commonly used tefach.) It seems so, but I'm bad at visually estimated.

If a normal sized person can sit in it, as this person clearly is, then
it's big enough.

> Assuming: he had all three "walls" next to each other before throwing
> on his sekhakh (ta'aseh velo min ha'asui),

He must have had them all there, or the schach would have fallen down.


> he isn't under the terminal roof,

That's a fair assumption from the fact that he's on the footpath,
and simply from the fact that this is an obvious thing to look for.


> and he has enough luggage on the carts that they wouldn't blow away
> in a ruach metzuyah.

The carts themselves would be heavy enough for that.  Also, in that
spot, sheltered on at least one side by the terminal building, a ruach
metzuya would be fairly weak.



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