❓Must the Sechach be secured to the Sukkah to the point that a common wind cannot take it down?

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: September 27, 2026

Must the Sechach be secured to the Sukkah to the point that a common wind cannot take it down?[1] Yes. Thus, if one has a light mat which he is using for Sechach it must be secured with rope, so it does not blow away with the wind. [1] See

Must the Sechach be secured to the Sukkah to the point that a common wind cannot take it down?[1]

Yes. Thus, if one has a light mat which he is using for Sechach it must be secured with rope, so it does not blow away with the wind.

[1] See Sefas Emes Sukkah 23a; Piskeiy Teshuvos 628:2 footnote 6

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