Can I make a Sukkah with walls that are just 10 Tefachim tall and the Schach will be a few feet higher?
Question:
If I have walls of a Sukkah that are just above 10 Tefachim- (there’s a big gap from them until the Scach) – how much of a gap is allowed to be from the top of the wall to the scach on top of the walls?
Answer:
If the walls are at least 10 Tefachim high, there can be an unlimited space between the top of the walls and the Schach, provided that:
- The walls are lined directly under the Schach or at least within 3 Tefachim of it; and
- This Schach right above the walls is a Kosher Schach.
Additionally, the walls cannot be erected 3 Tefachim or more from the ground, and, of course, the height of the Sukkah cannot exceed 20 Amos.
Sources:
שו״ע או״ח תרל ט, תרלג א. משנ״ב תרלב ד.
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