[Avodah] Length, the Aruch haShulchan's shitah

M Cohen mcohen at touchlogic.com
Wed Nov 7 07:15:12 PST 2018


> Meaning a AhS tefach is 3.5". ( 1 tefach * 6 tefachim / ammah = 21" = 1
> ammah)
> Compare to RMF (IM OC 1:136) who says that a tefach is 4.54" (9cm) and an
> ammah is 21-1/4" (53.98cm).

You meant to say:
RMF (IM OC 1:136) tefach is 3.54" (9cm) and ammah 21-1/4" (53.98cm).


[Yes, I typoed -- 3 and 4 are adjacent keys. Which is how the error didn't
reach my times-6 result for the ammah. -micha]


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