Re: Eruvin 079: Why is the height of a Mechitzah 10 Tefachim

[Mordecai Kornfeld]

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Re: Eruvin 079: Why is the height of a Mechitzah 10 Tefachim

Yaakov Ulano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked:

>>A wall higher than 10 tfachim is considered difficult to access , but
>>this height is slightly above a meter which is about 2 amos.  Since a
>>person is about 3 amos plus, this seems to be an ideal height.<<

The Kollel replied:

>>The main reason that a ten Tefach wall separates between two domains is
>>because it is clear that a wall of ten Tefachim is considered a Mechitzah
>>according to Torah law (either via a teaching from the Aron or a Halachah
>>l'Moshe mi'Sinai, see Sukah 4b-5b). By nature, a Mechitzah separates
>>between two places.<<


Yaakov Ulano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> comments further:

I can formulate my question more clearly as follows. The Gemara not only
discusses the "difficulty" of using a platform ten Tefachim tall, it also
refers to it as requiring Zerikah, which is not easy to understand at this
height.

I came across a comment answering this question with the following logic.
If someone were to be carrying a very heavy load that somewhat hangs down,
it would be difficult for him to rest it on a surface above 10 Tefachim.
This is the "Binyan Av" for all the other laws relating to that height. (I
apologize for not being able to give you the exact source.)

b'kavod, Yaakov Ulano


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