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[edit] 2-1/2, 3, 4 walls

I undid the change that had removed the "2-1/2, 3 or 4 walls" reference and had added "supported by". The schach does NOT need to be supported by the walls per so. I believe a "Chazon Ish succah" is constructed with the schach supported only by "not mekabel tumah" items and that is typically accomplished with a wooden (perhaps plastic?) frame supporting the schach but with other material (not supporting the schach) for the actual walls. The "2-12, 3 or 4" reference is quite famous (from the Gemara) and is alluded to by the word sukkah - samech (4 walls), chaf (3 walls), hey (2-1/2 walls). Manassehkatz 14:56, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

No! 2 1/2 = 3, and besides the frame+filler=wall in halacha. Reverted. -- Y not? 04:08, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

I changed it to just "2-1/2" (since 4 > 3 > 2-1/2) as that is the halachic minimum. Yes, 2-1/2 is OK because it ends up equivalent to 3, but from a practical/visual standpoint it is still 2-1/2. Similarly, I also rephrased to not require the walls to support the schach since that is also not a physical requirement. Manassehkatz 04:19, 25 September 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Manassehkatz (talk • contribs)