Yitzy’s eyes popped wide open. Now he was worried. This question did not have an easy yes-or-no answer
R
av Millstein turned to Yanky Dorfman.
“Okay, Yanky,” he said, “your first question comes from the first perek of Succah.”
Yitzy studied Yanky’s face. Poor Yanky. He looked petrified. His face was white and he seemed to have stopped breathing as he waited for his first question.
“How tall is a succah allowed to be?”
Yanky suddenly sucked in a huge gulp of air. It was an easy question. “A succah can be up to 20 amos tall,” he answered with relief.
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