Sukkah 8: The Need for "Secular Studies"
Jul 15, 2021•22 min•Season 7Ep. 8
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Episode description
Serious math on the daf, geometry in particular. Squaring a round sukkah. Which gets into the math of circumferences... Which needs π (3.14....). Also, who can make a sukkah and be sure it will be kosher? Together with an a week to the question whether a sukkah has to be built for the express purpose of building a sukkah. Via mnemonic acronyms.
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