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אורח חיים תר״לOrach Chayim 630

Siman 630 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 13 se'ifim

הלכות סוכהLaws of Sukkot· siman 630

Se’if 1א׳

כָּל הַדְּבָרִים כְּשֵׁרִים לִדְפָנוֹת וְאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לְהַעֲמִידָם דֶּרֶךְ גְּדִילָתָן (טוּר), וַאֲפִלּוּ חַמָּתָהּ מְרֻבָּה מִצִּלָּתָהּ מֵחֲמַת הַדְּפָנוֹת, כְּשֵׁרָה. הַגָּה: מִכָּל מָקוֹם לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה הַדְּפָנוֹת בְּדָּבָר שֶׁרֵיחוֹ רַע (רַ"ן), אוֹ דָּבָר שֶׁמִּתְיַבֵּשׁ תּוֹךְ ז' וְלֹא יְהֵא בּוֹ שִׁעוּר מְחִצָּה (דִּבְרֵי עַצְמוֹ).

The Laws of the Walls of the Sukkah, 13 Seifim: All materials are valid for the walls of the sukkah (and it is not necessary to erect things similar to how they grow) (Tur). Even if the sukkah's sunlit area is greater than its shaded area due to the walls, it is still valid. Rema: In any case, one should not make the sides of the sukkah out of something that smells bad [R"an] or something that will wither within seven days such that it will not have the minimum measurements of a wall (his own opinion).

Se’if 2ב׳

דָּפְנוֹת הַסֻכָּה, אִם הָיוּ שְׁתַּיִם זוֹ אֵצֶל זוֹ כְּמִין ג"ם; עוֹשֶׂה דֹּפֶן שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּרָחְבּוֹ יוֹתֵר עַל טֶפַח וּמַעֲמִידוֹ בְּפָחוֹת מִג' לְאֶחָד מֵהַדְּפָנוֹת, וְיַעֲמִיד קָנֶה כְּנֶגֶד הַכֹּתֶל (טוּר) כְּנֶגֶד אוֹתוֹ טֶפַח, וְיַעֲשֶׂה לָהּ צוּרַת פֶּתַח שֶׁיַּעֲמִיד קָנֶה עָלָיו וְעַל הַטֶּפַח, וּכְשֵׁרָה אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהַקָּנֶה שֶׁעַל גַּבֵּיהֶן אֵינוֹ נוֹגֵעַ בָּהֶן. הַגָּה: וְאִם הַטֶּפַח וְהַדֹּפֶן מַגִּיעַ לַסְּכָךְ, אֵין צָרִיךְ קָנֶה עַל גַּבֵּיהֶן (מָרְדְּכַי והגה"מ פ"ד); וּמַה שֶּׁנָּהֲגוּ בְּצוּרַת הַפֶּתַח עֲגֻלָּה הוּא לְנוֹי בְּעָלְמָא (כ"כ הַמָּרְדְּכַי).

Regarding the walls of the sukkah, if there are two walls adjacent to each other like a gamma, one makes a wall that has its width greater than a tefach and puts it within three [tefachim] from one wall. One then places a rod (parallel to the wall) (Tur) over this tefach[-wide pseudo-wall] to make the form of a doorway, placing a rod on top of [the real wall] and on top of the tefach[-wide pseudo-wall], and it is kosher, even if the rod does not touch them. Rema: And if the tefach [pseudo-wall] and the wall reach schach, no rod is needed above them (Mordechai, Hagahot Maimoni ch. 4). And the custom that the form of the doorway is circular is just for decorative reasons (so wrote Mordechai).

Se’if 3ג׳

הָיוּ לָהּ שְׁנֵי דְּפָנוֹת זוֹ כְּנֶגֶד זוֹ וּבֵינֵיהֶם מְפֻלָּשׁ, עוֹשֶׂה דֹּפֶן שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּרָחְבּוֹ אַרְבָּעָה טְפָחִים וּמַשֶּׁהוּ, וּמַעֲמִידוֹ בְּפָחוֹת מִשְּׁלֹשָׁה סָמוּךְ לְאֶחָד מִשְּׁתֵּי הַדְּפָנוֹת, וּכְשֵׁרָה; וְגַם בָּזֶה צָרִיךְ לַעֲשׂוֹת צוּרַת פֶּתַח, שֶׁיִּתֵּן קָנֶה מֵהַפַּס עַל הַדֹּפֶן הָאַחֵר; וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים שֶׁאֵין זֶה צָרִיךְ צוּרַת פֶּתַח. הַגָּה: אֲבָל אִם אִיכָּא דֹּפֶן ז' בְּלֹא לָבוּד, אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ כָּאן צוּרַת הַפֶּתַח עַד סוֹף הַכֹּתֶל, הוֹאִיל וְאִכָּא דֹּפֶן ז' שֶׁהוּא שִׁעוּר הֶכְשֵׁר סֻכָּה; וְכָל שֶׁכֵּן שֶׁאֵין צְרִיכִים צוּרַת הַפֶּתַח כְּשֶׁהַדֹּפֶן שְׁלֵמָה; וּמַה שֶּׁנָּהֲגוּ בְּצוּרַת הַפֶּתַח כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהּ דְּפָנוֹת שְׁלֵמוֹת, אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא לְנוֹי בְּעָלְמָא (רַ"ן וְהַמַּגִּיד פ"ד וְכָל בּוֹ וּבֵית יוֹסֵף בְּשֵׁם מָרְדְּכַי).

If one has two walls parallel to each other with an opening in between them, one makes a wall that is a bit more than four tefachim wide, places it within three [tefachim] of one of the two walls, and it is valid. Also here one needs to make a form of a doorway, placing a rod from the strip to the other wall. There are those who say that this does not need a form of a doorway. Rema: However, if the [added] wall is seven [tefachim] without counting the empty space, no form of a doorway is needed to the end of the [other] wall, given that seven is the minimum measurement for a [wall of a] sukkah. Obviously no form of a doorway is needed when the wall is full. The practice of making a form of a doorway when the walls are full is just for decorative reasons (R"an, Maggid ch.4, Kol Bo, Beit Yosef in the name of the Mordechai).

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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