[Avodah] Rakia, Maaseh Bereishis, Halachah

[Lisa Liel]

At 01:55 PM 6/28/2011, Micha Berger wrote:
>Numerous sattelites are in geostationary orbit; meaning, they orbit
>the earth such that they are always over the same point. What if a
>given sattelite is always over my home?
>
>Reshus hayachid olah ad laraqia (Shabbos 52b, Eiruvin 7a).
>
>So, whether or not that sattelite is on my reshus would depend on whether
>ad laraqia is the top of the clouds, or ad infinitum. (Unless the universe
>is finite, in which case...)

Well, first there's a question of whether it's ad v'ad bichlal or ad 
v'lo ad bichlal.  And then there's the nafka mina question.  Zeh 
neheneh v'zeh lo chaser.  How are you affected by a satellite being 
in your reshut even if it is?

Lisa