ne by the hands of man, or two by the hands of man and one by a
tree?" "The booth is allowed, but he must not go up to it on the
festival." "If three (sides be formed) by hands of man and the fourth by a
tree?" "The booth is allowed, and he may go up to it on the festival."
This is the rule--when, on the removal of the tree, it can stand by itself,
the booth is allowed, and one may go up to it on the festival.

4. "If one make his booth between trees, and the trees form side walls?"
"The booth is allowed." Messengers on a pious errand are exempted from the
booth. The sick and their attendants are exempted from the booth. Persons
may occasionally eat or drink outside the booth.

5. It happened that they brought to R. Jochanan, son of Zachai, a dish to
taste, and to Rabban Gamaliel two dates and a jar of water, and they said,
"bring them to the booth." But when they brought to R. Zadok food smaller
than an egg, he took it in the napkin(247) and ate it outside the booth,
but he did not say a blessing after it.

6. R. Eleazar says, "a man is bound to eat fourteen meals in the booth,
one by day and one by night"; but the Sages say the matter is not
determined, except on the first night of the festival. Moreover R. Eleazar
said, "he who has not taken his meal on the first night of the festival,
may complete it on the last night of the festival; but the Sages say that
he must not complete it, and for this it is said, '(That which is) crooked
cannot be made straight, and that which is wanting, cannot be
numbered.' "(248)

7. "If anyone's head, and the greater part of his body, be in the booth,
and his table in the house?" The school of Shammai "disallow it"; but the
school of Hillel "allow it." The school of Hillel said to the school of
Shammai, "did it not happen that the elders of the school of Shammai, and
those of the school of Hillel, went to visit R. Jochanan, son of Hachorni,
and they found him sitting with his head and the greater part of his body
in the booth while his table was in the house, and they said nothing to
him?" The school of Shammai said to them, "Is that a proof? Even the
elders did say to him, 'if such has been thy custom, thou hast never in
thy life fulfilled the commandment of the booth.' "

8. Women, slaves, and children, are exempted from the booth. A boy who no
longer needs his mother is bound to the booth. It happened that the
daughter-in-law of Shammai, the elder,(249) gave birth to a son, and