## Sukkah Daf 23b

###### Sukkah 23b:1
[Sukkah 23b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/23b:1)

וְכֵיוָן דְּמָיְיתָא — כָּוְוצָא וְלָאו אַדַּעְתֵּיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And once it dies, it contracts** to be more than three handbreadths from the roofing, and **it** does **not** enter **his mind** to fix it because it is not noticeable. In that case, the principle of *lavud* would not apply, and the result would be a wall that is less than the minimum requisite height.


###### Sukkah 23b:2
[Sukkah 23b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/23b:2)

וּמִי אָמַר אַבָּיֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר חָיֵישׁ לְמִיתָה וְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה לָא חָיֵישׁ? וְהָתְנַן: בַּת יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁנִּשֵּׂאת לְכֹהֵן וְהָלַךְ בַּעְלָהּ לִמְדִינַת הַיָּם — אוֹכֶלֶת בִּתְרוּמָה, בְּחֶזְקַת שֶׁהוּא קַיָּים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And did Abaye** actually **say** that **Rabbi Meir is concerned about** potential **death** with regard to the *sukka* walls **and** that **Rabbi Yehuda is not concerned? Didn’t we learn** in a mishna: With regard to the **daughter of an Israelite who married a priest and her husband went to a country overseas,** she may continue to **partake of *teruma*** as the wife of a priest, as **the presumptive status** of her husband is **that he is alive?** Apparently, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the presumption is that one who is alive remains alive.


###### Sukkah 23b:3
[Sukkah 23b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/23b:3)

וְרָמֵינַן עֲלַהּ: הֲרֵי זֶה גִּיטִּיךְ שָׁעָה אַחַת קוֹדֶם מִיתָתִי — אֲסוּרָה לֶאֱכוֹל בִּתְרוּמָה מִיָּד!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And we raised a contradiction** from a different mishna: If one is leaving his place of residence, and in order to preclude a situation where his wife would have the status of a deserted wife he gives her a conditional bill of divorce and stipulates: **This is your bill of divorce** that will take effect **one hour prior to my death, it is prohibited for her to partake of *teruma* immediately** due to the concern lest he die in the next hour. Apparently, there is concern lest one die at any point.


###### Sukkah 23b:4
[Sukkah 23b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/23b:4)

וְאָמַר אַבָּיֵי, לָא קַשְׁיָא: הָא רַבִּי מֵאִיר דְּלָא חָיֵישׁ לְמִיתָה, הָא רַבִּי יְהוּדָה דְּחָיֵישׁ לְמִיתָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Abaye said** in resolving the contradiction: This is **not difficult. This** mishna, where the presumption is that one who is alive remains alive, **is** in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Meir, who is not concerned about** potential **death. That** mishna, where there is concern lest one die at any point, **is** in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Yehuda, who is concerned about** potential **death.**


###### Sukkah 23b:5
[Sukkah 23b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/23b:5)

דְּתַנְיָא: הַלּוֹקֵחַ יַיִן מִבֵּין הַכּוּתִים, אוֹמֵר: שְׁנֵי לוּגִּין שֶׁאֲנִי עָתִיד לְהַפְרִישׁ הֲרֵי הֵן תְּרוּמָה, עֲשָׂרָה מַעֲשֵׂר רִאשׁוֹן, תִּשְׁעָה מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי, וּמֵיחֵל וְשׁוֹתֶה מִיָּד, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara cites proof that these are the opinions of those *tanna’im*. **As it is taught** in a *baraita*: In the case of **one who purchases wine from among the Samaritans** and there is reason to suspect that *teruma* and tithes were not taken, and he is not in a position to separate *teruma*, he acts as follows. If there are one hundred *log* of wine in the barrels, **he says: Two *log* that I will separate in the future are *teruma*,** as the mandated average measure of *teruma* is one-fiftieth; **ten** *log* are **first tithe;** and a tenth of the remainder, which is **nine** *log*, are **second tithe. And he deconsecrates** the second tithe that he will separate in the future, transferring its sanctity to money, **and** he may **drink** the wine **immediately,** relying on the separation that he will perform later. This is **the statement of Rabbi Meir.**