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Sukkah

  • - עברית, Sukkah
  • leshev basukkah

מה דין המסופק אם בירך לישב בסוכה?

  ספק ברכות להקל. ומ״מ אם אפשר לא יאכל פת רק דברים הפטורים מסוכה. וכמובן, יכול לבקש מאחר שיוציאנו.   מקורות: ראה שו״ת שבו״י א, לב והובא בשע״ת תרלט, יח.…

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  • - עברית, Mezuzah, Sukkah
  • יו"ד רפו: מקומות החייבים במזוזה

מזוזה על פתח של סוכה העומדת כל השנה

  שאלה: בתמונה נראה מסגרת של סוכה העומדת כל השנה. ויש בה בה צורת הפתח שנוצר מהעמודים. ומשמש גם בכפתח בסוכות. והשאלה היא חייבת היא במזוזה שהרי אולי יש לדמותו…

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  • Sukkah

Is it okay (Lechatchila/Bedieved) to have a Sukkah with all 4 walls of 10 tfachim tall lattices and the rest is open?

  It is usually OK Lchatchillah. Some suggest having the walls reach the schach as not everyone is expert in these matters.   Sources: ראה ערוה״ש תרל, כא: וגם יזהר…

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  • Shabbos, Sukkah
  • Planting, מלאכת זורע

Can I remove the tarp covering from my Sukkah if water will spill out onto grass on Yom Tov?

  It is permissible if you don’t intend for the water to cause it to grow, under either of the following conditions: The water Isn’t spilled directly on the plants…

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  • Sukkah, Sukkos
  • Bal Toisef, בל תוסיף

Can I eat in my Sukkah tonight, even though it’s not yet Sukkos?

  You may if your intention is for space or comfortable weather.   Sources: לא מצינו בפוסקים שיזהירו מזה. וגם במט״א תרכה באלף למטה עב כתב רק בכה״ג שקיבל עליו…

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  • Sukkah
  • traveling to the Rebbe

May one eat on a flight during Sukkos?

  Question: I have a flight on Chol Hamoed to come to the Rebbe for Simchas Torah. Is there any reason not to eat on the flight? (I was thinking…

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  • Schach, Sukkah
  • pergola

What are Halachic considerations when going about using a pergola as a Sukkah?

  Some details that might be of importance: It has not been built yet. This is for someone who wants to construct one now. They need basic kashrus, no extra…

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  • Chanukah, Customs, Sukkah

What is the meaning of the little bottles of flour, oil, water and honey etc. that some hang in the Sukkah?

  Some have a custom to decorate the Sukkah with wine, olive oil and flour as per the sources below. Olive oil also is associated with the upcoming mitzvah of…

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  • Sukkah, Sukkos
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I learnt that a Sukkah must be built for shade. If I just build the Sukkah for the Mitzva of Sukkah and I don’t intent to build it for shade am I not Yotze?

  Full Question: I learned what the Alter Rebbe writes about the Sukka: "One can fulfill his obligation [to dwell in a sukkah] only with a sukkah that is made…

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  • Sukkah, Sukkos

Can we connect a U-Haul trailer to the back of a car and have a Sukkah there. Can we go into that on Shabbos or Yom Tov?

  Yes, you would be able to use it on Shabbos and Yom Tov as long as that it doesn't activate any lights or sensors. However, doing this would require…

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  • Mezuzah, Sukkah, Sukkos
  • יו"ד רפו: מקומות החייבים במזוזה

Mezuzah on Sukkah walls that were left up

  Question: We didn't take our Sukkah walls down this year (at first it was just delayed, then we decided there was no need), and I wanted to know if…

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  • Sukkah, Sukkos
  • dofen akuma

Bent wall (dofen akuma) by a Sukkah

  This overhang from the wall of the house is on a higher level than the Sukkah. I am aware of dofen akuma in this case and the over hang…

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  • Sukkah, Sukkos

Is the pop up Sukkah kosher?

  Not all pop-up Sukkahs are made the same. Here are some important points to be aware of when planning to use one: In general, it is inadvisable to use…

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  • Sukkah
  • Sukkah Walls

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…

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  • Sukkah, Sukkos
  • leshev basukkah, special diet, tiyul

טיול בסוכה: Can one make the Bracha of לישב בסוכה if spending time in a Sukkah and not eating anything?

  Question: Hi, a Gut Moed. My wife is on a medical diet and all she can eat is meat and certain vegetables. On what can she make a Leshev…

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  • Sukkah, Sukkos
  • left the sukkah, leishev, leshev, sukkah, sukkos, when to make a leishev, when to make a leshev

When does one make a Leshev again if they already made one that day?

If one is returning to the same Sukkah that he made the Bracha in that day, then he would only make another Bracha in one of 2 cases: 1. If…

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  • Sukkah, Sukkos
  • sukkah, sukkos, sweeping in a sukkah, sweeping outside on shabbos

On Shabbos and Yom Tov, may one sweep a Sukkah that is on a porch attached to the house?

One is allowed to sweep a tiled or cemented floor house, however, one may not sweep earthen floors. Likewise, one may not sweep a Sukkah which has an earthen floor.…

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  • Sukkah, Sukkos
  • building a sukkah, sukkah, sukkos, talking about the sukkah

Regarding the Beis Hamikdosh it says that if we learn the Halachos about it then it is as if we built it. Does the same apply to a Sukkah, that by learning the Halachos it’s as if we built it?

  In addition to sitting in the Sukkah during Sukkos, there is a Mitzvah to actually build the Sukkah (see references in Likkutei Sichos vol. 17 pg 188 Ha'arah 56).…

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  • Sukkah, Sukkos
  • eating in the sukkah, eating outside the sukkah, shehakol outside the sukkah, sukkah, sukkos

Can I drink outside of the Sukkah if I am very thirsty?

  Question: If I am in a place where there is no Sukkah for a long time until I get to a place with one, can I drink or have…

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  • Sukkah, Sukkos
  • sukkah, sukkos, trees hanging over a sukkah, trees over schach

We have 80-100 ft. trees that are high above our Sukkah. Is our Sukkah valid?

  The Sukkah needs to be directly under the sky without anything intervening between it. Trees may not hang over the Schach of the Sukkah regardless of its height. The…

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