PEH480
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Hirsch Summary
A.) If two houses share a common wall but have no windows or holes interrupting the wall, may a Cohen stay in one house if there is a dead person in the other? B.) How does the situation change if there are windows, but they are closed? C.) What is the decision for a shared alleyway (Sackgasse) where all houses are connected, if the windows of the house in mourning are open, especially with regard to the overhanging roofs? The decision of Abraham ben David Fidanque: Allowed for A.) and B.), prohibited for C.)
Volume
5
Local
64
Written Date
1767-09-17
Published Date (est.)
1767-09-24
Rector
Salem, Salomo
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Citation
“PEH480,” Pri Ets Haim Amsterdam Responsa, accessed March 20, 2026, https://pehh.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/10845.
