Can a sukkah be valid when a large portion has more sun than shade, but the total sukkah has majority shade?
Synopsis
Mechaber permits if the majority section has significantly more shade and the minority section has slightly more sun, such that the total is majority shade. Rema notes a stringent view that invalidates the minority section if it is 7x7 tefachim.
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