The law if non-Kosher Sechach is mixed together with the Kosher Sechach, or is sitting on top of it: We consider the non-Kosher Sechach as nullified when all the following conditions are fulfilled: There is enough Kosher Sechach to give majority of shade on its own There is a lot […]
Mamad-The supports of the Sechach
Must the items which support the Sechach [The “Mamad”] be themselves kosher for Sechach?[1] From the letter of the law the Sechach may be placed over a wall made of any material, even a material which can contract impurity. However the Sages decreed that initially the Sechach should only be […]
Store owners
Store owners:[1] People that work in stores remain obligated to eat and dwell in a Sukkah, and hence are to build a Sukkah near their store and it is forbidden to eat in the store. If they are unable to build a Sukkah near the store they must return to […]
Shemita-Sechach
May one cut Sechach during Shemitah to use for his Sukkah?[1] Yes. However it is best to do so in an irregular method than that used for trimming trees. Does Sechach have Kedushas Sheviis?[2] No. [1] Rambam 1/15-21; 2/2-8; Shabbos Haaretz 1/18-5 [2] Rambam 5/21; 7/14 Bookmark
City guards
City guards:[1] Guards of a city, which surveillance the city for enemy attacks, are exempt from dwelling or eating in a Sukkah during their time of surveillance. However after their duty is over they are obligated to eat in a Sukkah. Does a soldier on guard in the IDF […]
Bamboo Mats
Must the commonly sold bamboo Sechach mats contain a reliable Rabbinical supervision?[1] Yes. This is due to the fact that in some countries the mats are actually used for roofing or other vessel purpose in which the ruling in Shulchan Aruch dictates that it may then not be used as […]
One who is traveling
One who is traveling: One who is traveling during the holiday of Sukkos through in an uninhabited area and is sleeping and eating in the fields is exempt from building a Sukkah.[1] However when he arrives to a town, even a town of gentiles, and he desires to eat or […]
Wood Boards
May one use wood boards[1] as Sechach? Wooden planks[2]:[3] All wooden planks which are slightly wide, similar to a table, and is thus fit to support things, is Rabbinically invalid for Sechach.[4] These planks may not even be used to support the Sechach. Boards of 4 Tefach:[5] Boards which are […]
Mitztaer-One who is pain
The laws of Mitztaer: A. General Rule:[1] One is only obligated to dwell in his Sukkah in the same matter that he would dwell in his home. Thus one who is pained to dwell in his Sukkah and through leaving the Sukkah he will be saved from this pain, then […]
Kosher Schach
The general ruling:[1] The following criteria are required for a material to be valid Sechach: The material grows from the ground. The material is currently detached from the ground The material has not been formed into an item which can receive impurity. The reason for this is: It is learned […]
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