Does a tall bed (10 tefachim high, with partitions reaching the ground) behind which a garf/avit is placed constitute a mechitza (partition) permitting Shema recitation in front of it?
Synopsis
The Beit Chadash rules that a tall bed with partitions reaching the ground constitutes a mechitza. The Magen Avraham limits this to when the bed extends wall-to-wall. The Aruch HaShulchan disputes the Magen Avraham's limitation. The Mishnah Berurah cites a middle-ground based on whether the prohibition is Biblical or Rabbinic.
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