Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

What is one to do with the Sukkah after Sukkos?[1] After Sukkos one is not required to bury the wood used for Sechach and it may be used and benefited from as one sees fit. Nevertheless it is proper to beware not to use it for a belittling use as […]

 Noiy Sukkah-Sukkah decorations: The Custom:[1] It is a widespread and old age custom amongst Jewry to decorate the Sukkah with different fruits, ornaments, and valuables.[2] It is a Mitzvah to do so.[3] This is done to express beautification of the Mitzvah, and it is thus fit to be done […]

13. Benefiting from the Sukkah & making use of its Sechach or Walls: A. Using the Sechach of the Sukkah for other purposes:[1] The Sechach of the Sukkah is Biblically holy and is considered like the Hekdesh of Kodshim. Hence, it is Biblically[2] forbidden to use the wood of the […]

The material of the walls:[1] All materials are valid for a Sukkah [if it does not move with a common wind[2] as explained in Halacha B]. Even if the material does not lend shade to the Sukkah[3] [such as glass or transparent plastic], and hence it gives off more sun […]

This is an embedded Microsoft Office document, powered by Office. 6. The dimensions of the Sukkah: A. The height: Minimum height:[1] The Sukkah must have minimum height of 10 Tefachim [82 cm.[2]]. If its height is less than ten Tefach high, it is invalid. The height is measured from the […]

May one eat under an area in the Sukkah that is not covered [is open to the sky]? If the area is less than 3×3 Tefach it is permitted to eat under the area. If the uncovered area stretches from wall to wall, then if it is three Tefach wide, […]

Sechach that extends past the walls of a Sukkah: Contains two extending walls:[1] If a Sukkah contains Sechach that extends past the back wall of the Sukkah, and the two horizontal walls likewise extend past the back wall, then if that area is at least 7x 7 Tefachim, it is […]

    How much shade is the Sechach required to provide:[1] The Sechach must provide enough shade for there to be more shade than sunlight in the Sukkah. Thus even if the Sechach is very thin and thus allows sunlight to enter, so long as it provides majority shade to […]

If on Shabbos or Yom Tov the Sechach blew off due to wind, may it be replaced?[1] No. It is forbidden for a Jew to replace the Sechach on Shabbos or Yom Tov.[2] This applies even if only part of the Sechach blew off or folded over, nevertheless one may […]