How many people are required to hang a large parochet on Shabbat, and may a canopy with a roof be erected at all?
Synopsis
A large parochet requires two people to hang it on Shabbat, since one person cannot prevent it from folding a tefach. A canopy with a tefach-wide roof may not be erected even by ten people.
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