❓May a child above Bar Mitzvah place the Sechach on the Sukkah even though it is unknown if he has grown the signs of puberty?

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: September 27, 2026

May a child above Bar Mitzvah place the Sechach on the Sukkah even though it is unknown if he has grown the signs of puberty? Yes.[1] However, some Poskim[2] are stringent even in such a case. [1] P”M 14 A”A 3 [2] Sefer Hasukkah Hashaleim Miluim 11:10 in name of

May a child above Bar Mitzvah place the Sechach on the Sukkah even though it is unknown if he has grown the signs of puberty?

Yes.[1] However, some Poskim[2] are stringent even in such a case.

[1] P”M 14 A”A 3

[2] Sefer Hasukkah Hashaleim Miluim 11:10 in name of Rav Chaim of Brisk; Orchos Rabbeinu 2:202 that the Steipler was careful in this

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